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August 15, 2003
Liz Phair on the music biz
Liz Phair delivers an unexpected dose of honesty in today's Boston Metro:
"A few years ago I waged a campaign to get off [Capitol]," Phair said. If I only sold 100,000 records, I'd still make more money than if I sold 1 million on a major. Major labels give you a lot of flattery and perks, but you're not an entrepreneur, and once you get in your 30s, that bothers you."
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"There was a period before I was working with the Matrix where Capitol kept telling me, 'Hmm, you're not quite there'", Phair said. "That pisses me off. At one point [then-Capitol President] Roy Lott was like, 'We want a verse-chorus-verse-chorus-bridge-double chorus.' So I was like, 'If that's what you want, fine.' I'm still writing all those quirky weird songs. They just don't reach people."
The Boston Metro has a site but the article is not there. Grumble. Aha! There's a longer and better version at MSNBC.
If you live in Boston, you can catch Liz Phair live this weekend. I've seen conflicting reports of where and when. The Metro says it's tonight, but the Boston Globe says Sunday. Both say the show will be at Avalon. Best to call ahead to be sure.
ps. We want to hear the quirky stuff too.
pps. Go Trevs! (cough, cough)
Posted by Andrew Grumet at August 15, 2003 08:08 AM
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