Special Encore Episode: Liz Phair

Wheels Off with Rhett Miller

Rhett Miller

Arts, Performing Arts, Music

5.0 • 596 Ratings

🗓️ 1 February 2022

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

An encore episode: Liz Phair. In this episode, singer-songwriter Liz Phair joins Rhett from her home in LA to talk about her creative journey as a musician. The two discuss how being home during the pandemic has changed their lives, why social interaction is crucial for creative inspiration, and dig into her memoir Horror Stories. Liz explains why you “just have to go for the ride” in order to conquer feelings of self-doubt and shares a few other savvy insights gleaned from her extraordinary career. Liz Phair is a two-time Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter from Chicago who came to prominence in the early 90’s, thanks to the emotional authenticity of her lyrics and the lo-fi instrumentation in her music. She has been a recording artist and touring performer for over twenty-five years, paving the way for countless music artists, particularly women, who cite her among their major influences. Her 1993 debut studio album, Exile in Guyville, is ranked by Rolling Stone as one of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. Wheels Off is brought to you by Osiris Media. Hosted and produced by Rhett Miller. Co-produced by Kirsten Cluthe in partnership with Nick Ruffini (Revoice Media). Editing by Justin Thomas. Production Assistance by Matt Bavuso. Music by OLD 97’s. Episode artwork by Katherine Boils. Show logo by Tim Skirven. This podcast is available on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	O'SIMUS
0:02.0	Continuing our series of the most beloved wheels off of 2021,
0:09.0	Liz Fair, someone that I am so grateful I got a chance to connect with and pick her brain.
0:16.0	I've admired her for decades, I think the world of her.
0:20.0	It's so cool that she continues to make
0:24.3	meaningful art. I think it's great. And not just music either. She's a great writer. I highly
0:31.6	recommend her memoir. The audiobook of which she reads it is fantastic.
0:39.0	She has a new album out as of last year.
0:41.3	I think it came out even after I spoke to her.
0:44.3	Sober-ish, which has been picked by a lot of outlets as one of the best albums of 2021.
0:50.1	It's great.
0:51.5	She also recently made another audio series for Audible. It's a, I don't know what to call
0:59.6	things anymore. It's like a book or maybe a long article, but it's an audible original. It's called
1:05.7	Never Said Nothing. She performs songs from across her career and talks about them.
1:11.4	It's just really cool.
1:12.6	You know, you know me.
1:13.8	I admire people with long careers and a high level of quality throughout that long career.
1:21.0	That's what I aspire to in my own life and work.
1:24.1	And when I see somebody that embodies it, you know, I really want to figure out as much
1:29.8	as I can. How do they do that? That's what happened in this conversation with Liz Fair. And that's
1:36.3	why I'm really excited to bring it back to you one more time. Make sure you didn't miss it. This is a
1:42.5	replay of Liz Fair wheels off from last year, 2021.
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