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    In 'Horror Stories,' Liz Phair Writes Of 'The Haunting Melodies' In Her Head

    The singer-songwriter's new book is an unconventional rock memoir that doesn't hew to the genre's norms. And like her entire musical catalog, it's honest and original.
    by Michael Schaub Oct 09, 2019 3 minutes
    <em>Horror Stories: A Memoir,</em> Liz Phair

    "The fire you like so much in me / Is the mark of someone adamantly free," Liz Phair declared in her 1993 song "Strange Loop."

    The song, which appeared on her debut studio album, , was a fitting introduction to the Chicago-raised singer-songwriter ⁠— Phair was serving notice that she was unwilling to be anyone other than herself, and if people didn't approve of her sexually frank and defiantly profane lyrics, or her lo-fi sensibility, they were more than welcome to listen to

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