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Chan Marshall (aka Cat Power), 31, New York City, N.Y.

Jaan Uhelszki, Harp, July 2005

Chan Marshall isn't like the rest of us. She's gifted with a pristine voice, a keen mind, a restless heart and an attuned sense of the absurd, dubbing her band Cat Power, when, in fact, she really prefers dogs.

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