It was hard for me to get off the phone with
Liz Phair— there was just so much we had to talk about. I’d been a fan ever since Exile in Guyville came out in 1993, and I was in the eighth grade. I fell in love with that album, and thereby Ms. Phair, with the same kind of 13-year-old lust that is usually reserved for summer camp and junior proms. That was when sex was always taboo, but it was all anybody ever thought about.
After outing myself as a nerdy fangirl, I tried to compose myself and talk about her work. We spoke about what she’s been doing — which includes scoring for television and writing reviews for The New York Times — as well as her new album, Funstyle.
Nashville Cream: I begged for this interview because I’m a huge fan. I wanted to say that upfront. A lot of the questions I have for you are to satisfy my curiosity because I started listening to your records when I was pretty young, and you know how that goes — I feel like that time in my life is very close to my heart.
Liz Phair: Like we grew up together.
