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Mitski

What I have a problem with is when it becomes another form of tokenization, of shrinking me into a symbol instead of a multilayered, female Asian artist.
MITSKI

Another Female Mukttilayer Problem Sgrink Symbol Token
My father was obsessed with folk music from around the world, and I think the countless artists who performed them are my biggest influences.
MITSKI

Around Artist Counties Father Folk Hink Music Obesess Perform World
Pop artists work really hard, and they might not work for the same things that indie artists do, but they’re still musicians, and they’re still making art.
MITSKI

Artist Hard Indie might Musician Pop Rally Same Thing Work
Sometimes when I perform, and it’s obvious the audience is just there to party, or if I feel a wall between me and the audience, I get existential about it.
MITSKI

Audience Between Existence Feel Just Obvious Party Perform Sometimes
I think what’s hard for me is not that I don’t get downtime to chill, it’s that I don’t get time to make music.
MITSKI

Chill Downtime Hard Make Music Think
I think music is supposed to be shared.
MITSKI

Music Share Suppose Think
I really like The Cars. They’re just so over the top and super pop, but I don’t feel guilty. I’m proud of all the music I listen to.
MITSKI

Car Feel Guilty Like Listen Music Over Pop Proud Really Super Top
I don’t set out to write something. I more just write, and later on, I discover what it’s about.
MITSKI

Discover More Out Set Something Write
I don’t think I have the kind of creativity to write fiction.
MITSKI

Creativity Fiction Have Kind Think Write
It’s nice to know there’s a big world with many perspectives. I tend to get so stuck in my own small world easily, and going out into the world reminds me that I’m not the center of the world – in a good way.
MITSKI

Any Big Easily Get Go Know Nice Own Perspective Small Stuck Tend To World
On one hand, I think it’s very important to talk about race and talk about gender, because if it’s not talked about, then we won’t progress.
MITSKI

Gender Hand Important One Progress Race Ralk Very
Things seem to take so much longer for me to do. I have to say things 10 times instead of once. I have to knock on 10 different doors instead of two. For everything.
MITSKI

Everything Haven Ten Instead Knock Once Seem Thing Time
I hate that my opinions are gonna be on record… that my opinions of other artists are going to be on record.
MITSKI

Artist Gonna Hate Opinion Other Record
I created this ‘ideal America.’ Finally I came to the U.S. and realised, ‘Oh, I don’t belong here, either.’
MITSKI

Belong Came Country Create Either Idea Realise
I discovered I was an Asian American when I arrived in the U.S. I didn’t identify as that before I came here.
MITSKI

Arrive Before Come Country Discover Here Identity
When I go onstage and am performing the way I want to… I finally feel like myself.
MITSKI

Feel Finally Like Myself Onstage Perform Want Way

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