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
I am not what you want
Theres no telling how long
I am not what you want
Theres no telling how long Ill be here
I am not what you want x3
Theres no telling how long
Ive checked
Ive checked to find
Ive checked
Ive checked to find
I am not for you one
Theres no telling how long
Go figure that out
Figure that out
I am not what you want x6
Ive checked
Ive checked to find
I am not what you want x5
Theres no telling how long Ill be here
I am not what you want
Theres no eyes in your own head
Ill check
Ill check tonight
I am not what you want
Theres no telling how long Ill be here
I am not what you want
Theres no eyes in your head
In your head
At least I cannot see them
In your head
Im not what you want
Ill get
Nothing x3
Tonight
Im not what you want
Theres no telling how long Ill be here
Be here
At least I cannot see them