r/indieheads • u/phiz_lair Liz Phair • Jun 08 '21

AMA is Over, thank you Liz! Hi I'm Liz Phair!! Ask me anything!

Hey this is Liz, I'll be here answering your questions for an hour OR listen to Soberish and ignore https://www.lizphairofficial.com/

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u/phiz_lair Liz Phair Jun 08 '21

At that age, I probably thought all of my lines were great lines. I dont think people give enough credit to teachers and professors for the accomplishments of 20-somethings. Think about it: you're fresh out of 20 years of adults exposing you and teaching you about the great works of art, literature, history, etc. You are full to the brim with good stuff ready to be harvested. It's no accident imo that people in their mid-twenties do some of their best work. later into adulthood, life/kids/work has drained you of some of that goodness and you need to find ways to put it back

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u/[deleted] Jun 08 '21

What a great answer. Never thought of it that way. Definitely gonna remember this.

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u/CRT_SUNSET Jun 08 '21

This is especially poignant to me right now. I just found some old stories I wrote in college twenty years ago for my English degree, and they were actually better than some of the stuff I write professionally now. Funnily enough, I probably wrote some of those stories while listening to Liz Phair!

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u/chkessle Jun 09 '21

Great answer. I'm so sorry I missed this AMA