I don’t want to be a musician’s musician. I want to be an everyone’s musician.
MITSKII 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.
More Mitski Quotes
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When I started making music, I was like, ‘This is something I can believe I was meant to do.’
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I actually love the summer. When I went to Miami on tour, I was actually like, ‘I love this place.’
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I would love for Rivers Cuomo to listen to my music and see what he thinks.
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I took a few piano lessons as a kid, but it didn’t last; I just learned piano from doing it over and over on my own, because I didn’t have many friends, and there was always a keyboard in the house.
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I think my whole identity is formed around not knowing where I’m from. It might even be that I find comfort in that confusion.
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I think the pressure gets to me when I play shows and there’s more people in the audience than I’m used to.
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It would actually feel forced or unnatural to try to do a different singing style or to try to change my sound completely.
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I’m punk, but I love gold.
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I’d always been fascinated by death, which sounds so morbid. Especially being a woman trying to make music, I think there’s a sense that you’re never young enough, or your career is going to end soon.
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I think it’s very dangerous as an artist to be comfortable.
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I understand that, because there are so many musicians, you have to make artists into brands, but I sometimes feel like I have to be some kind of non-human icon in order for people to listen to my music.
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When you are a minority, it’s your job to bend, and when you love someone, you really want to make it work.
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I guess you can say I ‘do the Twist.’ I like playful dance moves that aren’t too serious.
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Everything is so chaotic and messy in the world, and I have always felt kind of dirty.
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I know for a fact that I’m problematic. I shouldn’t be looked to for any kind of guidance.
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