Liz Phair Quotes

I keep on calling them records because they will always be records to me.

You know, 'Paid in Full' is a classic album, man. It kind of got me to where I am now, so I can never get tired of 'Paid in Full.'

Growing up, I went to the Warped Tour a lot, and I got to see bands like Rancid and AFI and Dropkick Murphys and these bands that meant so much to me when I was a kid - all in succession on these stages, so to get to play that same stage that I watched those bands play is a huge thing for me.

I love me some Mariah Carey. I grew up on that because of my mother.

A good album can make your day. A great album can change your life.

I'm still very affected and moved by their music - maybe in a way that's different from someone who grew up around it.

I was 5 years old when I first broke into my mother's records and played Nat King Cole, and sat alongside the stereo and listened to Nat's music.

It's never easy for me to say goodbye. I get attached to people very quickly, and with 'Raw Stars,' my connection is even more special. I'm in love with their music and perhaps their biggest fan. I think every artiste on the show is mind-blowing.

My first records were KISS's 'Love Gun,' Twisted Sister's 'Stay Hungry,' and Motley Crue's 'Shout at the Devil.' That had immense influence on me.

I got into music around the age of eight years old, and I think the reason why was because I discovered the Spice Girls. I fell in love with them, and it was the first time I ever felt like the music was just directed to me.

I grew up listening to Mary J. Blige's music. When I initially met her, it was like, 'Oh, wow. I'm meeting this woman whose music was the soundtrack of my college years.'

I can't possibly overstate how much influence Rush had on me as a young teenager. I would say from about 1981 to 1987, they were my gods.

You know, I went through the whole blond hair bit. And dad took me to see The Police when I was 13. And I was like, this is a cool band, dad. See this is a cool band. And I felt bad for years because then a year later... I never had a chance to tell him how great I think was. After he passed away, I would go and listen to his music.

My Beijing jersey means more to me than any of them.

For me, Minneapolis will always have a special place in my heart.

I'll never be able to listen to anything we've done like someone who's just picked it up for the first time.

Kaiserslautern is and has always been a matter very close to my heart.

We know what we like in music, and we got into music to try and give back what we got out of it.

I love the Seekers, they're part of me, and always will be.

As I listened more and more to the music that moved me, I gained more fascination with America.

When they're listening to your music all the time, you become part of their life, and some people get obsessed.

I get inspired by a lot of different stuff. My father is a huge music fan.

I was a kid who was born and raised on Johnny Cash. My father played 'At Folsom Prison' constantly. Cash was the only thing I remember coming from our big, warm stereo console. Even then, I knew Cash was uncool. I knew he was an unhip Republican.

When I was younger, music was always there.

'Uprising' was one of the first three or four albums I ever bought in 1980 when I was 13, and that had a strong impact on me.