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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I Don't Blame You Lyrics
Cat Power
the last time i saw you, you were on stage.
your hair was wild, your eyes were bright and you were in a rage.
you were swinging your guitar around
cause they wanted to hear that sound
that you didn't want to play.
but i don't blame you, i don't blame you.
(i don't blame you.)
been around the world, in many situations.
been inside many heads, in different positions.
but you never wanted them that way,
what a cruel price you thought
that you had to pay them back for all that shit on stage
but it never made sense to them anyway
could you imagine when they turned their backs
they were only scratching their heads,
cause you simply deserved the best.
and i don't blame you.
(i dont blame you.)
i don't blame you.
they said you were the best, but then, they were only kids.
then you would recall the deadly houses you grew up in.
just because they knew your name,
doesn't mean they know from where you came.
what a sad trick you thought that you had to play.
but i don't blame you, they never owned it.
(they never owned it.)
and you never owed it to them, anyway.
i don't blame you x 3