Charlyn Marie Marshall, also known as Chan (pronounced "Shawn") Marshall, was born in Georgia. After dropping out of high school, she started performing under the name Cat Powerwhile in Atlanta, backed by musicians Glen Thrasher, Mark Moore, and others. She soon moved to New York City where, after opening for Liz Phair in 1994, she met Steve Shelley of Sonic Youth and Tim Foljahn of Two Dollar Guitar, who encouraged her to record, and played on her first two albums, 1995's Dear Sirand 1996's Myra Lee. In 1996 she was signed to Matador Records, and released her third album, What Would the Community Think, which spawned a single and music video, "Nude as the News". Shortly following the release of What Would the Community ThinkMarshall disappeared from the musical scene, initially working as a baby sitter in Portland, Oregon and then moving to a farmhouse in Prosperity, South Carolina with boyfriend Bill Callahan (who performs under the name Smog).
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Cat Power
Looking out across the next few days
I can see, nothing
Looking out across the next few year
I can see, theyre gonna go by fast
Looking out across the next few days
Smokes gonna clear slowly
Looking out across the next few days
I can see, theyre gonna go by fast
Theyre gonna go by
Lying for, me
So I wont hear a thing
To bat me back
So Ill notice some grave thing
Im not made of successful things
Im not made of successful things
Im not made of success
Ive got what it takes
Ive got what it takes
To rest
To rest
To rest
But Im still around
Looking across the faces Ive know
I can see
Nothing
Looking out across my family members
I know they miss me
I know they must miss me
Never had a lot of fun
Better things to do around the house
Never had a lot of fun
Better things to do without
Lying for, me
So I wont hear a thing
To bat me back
So Ill notice some grave thing
Im not made of successful things