Michelle Phillips Quote

People assume that there must have been tension between us, but the truth is I wanted to be just like Cass. Cass liberated me; she stopped John [Phillips] trying to have too much control over me. She taught me a lot about feminism, and she always encouraged me, although I was obviously inferior to her as a singer.


On her relationship with Cass Elliot, The National (January 5, 2011)


People assume that there must have been tension between us, but the truth is I wanted to be just like Cass. Cass liberated me; she stopped John...

People assume that there must have been tension between us, but the truth is I wanted to be just like Cass. Cass liberated me; she stopped John...

People assume that there must have been tension between us, but the truth is I wanted to be just like Cass. Cass liberated me; she stopped John...

People assume that there must have been tension between us, but the truth is I wanted to be just like Cass. Cass liberated me; she stopped John...