Liz Phair

Liz Phair is a singer-songwriter currently living in Los Angeles. We chat with her about Father's Day rules, the number of brunches ruined by children, Jacquemus x Nike, Chris learns about Broadway, the Smartless TV series, the beauty of aging, cottage cheese TikTok bread, she predicted the pandemic, storm watch 3000, she went on Rogan, the "75 hard" plan, if you want to be hot, go on Instagram, sleeping on the bus, doing a Perez Hilton showcase at SXSW, the horrors of appearing in someone's memoir, and we close out with a very responsible sync talk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Liz Phair helped lay the foundation for a generation of fierce, independent artists on her gritty 1993 debut album, Exile In Guyville. Early in her career, she pushed for freedom and creative control, especially for female artists. It's something she’s finally seeing become the norm in the industry. That progress inspired her new record, Soberish where she reunites with the producer of her first two albums: Brad Wood.On today’s episode Bruce Headlam talks to Liz Phair about how her approach to recording music isn’t a technical one — she relies on the unique way she hears music and her background as a visual artist. She also talks about how her first ever creative aspiration was to write a classic Christmas carol.Subscribe to Broken Record’s YouTube channel to hear all of our interviews:  https://www.youtube.com/brokenrecordpodcast and follow us on Twitter @BrokenRecordYou can also check out past episodes here: https://brokenrecordpodcast.comCheck out a playlist of our favorite Liz Phair songs HERE. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In 1993, Liz Phair released her debut album, Exile in Guyville. It was an instant hit, critically and commercially. It sold hundreds of thousands of copies. Spin and The Village Voice named it album of the year. Soon after, Rolling Stone put her on the cover of their magazine. Now, twenty-five years later, Exile in Guyville is being reissued as a deluxe boxset with photos, essays, and Liz Phair's original four-track cassette recordings. In this episode, Liz and Exile in Guyville's producer, Brad Wood, look back to tell the story of the creation of one of the songs on the album, "Divorce Song." songexploder.net/liz-phair