"Yeah, I like to be the maker of the art. And I like and want the money. But I don't really dig being famous."
-Liz Phair
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"Am I coasting on some early success? Yeah. It was a good lucky break for me. But I would rather earn my way back again than simply conform to what people are expecting.“
-Liz Phair
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