I hate that my opinions are gonna be on record… that my opinions of other artists are going to be on record.
MITSKI- I think it’s our responsibility as artists to not only fight for our art but fight for the communities that are the reason we’re able to continue making art, especially since, in Brooklyn’s case, we as artists somehow made it ‘cool’ enough for the bigger money-making industries to start taking over.
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I think it’s our responsibility as artists to not only fight for our art but fight for the communities that are the reason we’re able to continue making art, especially since, in Brooklyn’s case, we as artists somehow made it ‘cool’ enough for the bigger money-making industries to start taking over.
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I hate that my opinions are gonna be on record… that my opinions of other artists are going to be on record.
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Miyazaki movies were what I was raised on. I’ve watched them since I was very young, and I’ve been greatly shaped by them.
MITSKIMiyazaki movies were what I was raised on. I’ve watched them since I was very young, and I’ve been greatly shaped by them.
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When you’re young is the one time when you get to indulge in being morose and take yourself most seriously.
MITSKIWhen you’re young is the one time when you get to indulge in being morose and take yourself most seriously.
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I think people don’t realize how little of being an artist is making art.
MITSKII think people don’t realize how little of being an artist is making art.
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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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My father was obsessed with folk music from around the world, and I think the countless artists who performed them are my biggest influences.
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I hope to be a writer and musician my whole life, fingers crossed.
MITSKII hope to be a writer and musician my whole life, fingers crossed.
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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.
MITSKIThings 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.
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It’s very tempting, when somebody says they like this about you, to want to do that over and over.
MITSKIIt’s very tempting, when somebody says they like this about you, to want to do that over and over.
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I lived abroad most of my life in insular international communities.
MITSKII lived abroad most of my life in insular international communities.
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I try to be regimented and try to stay healthy and work out and eat properly and go to sleep. And not get too caught up in the industry in my regular life, so I can save all my expression and energy for my art.
MITSKII try to be regimented and try to stay healthy and work out and eat properly and go to sleep. And not get too caught up in the industry in my regular life, so I can save all my expression and energy for my art.
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I can’t read in a car, because I’ll get sick. It’s almost instant.
MITSKII can’t read in a car, because I’ll get sick. It’s almost instant.
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Growing up, I never really felt like anything was my own. I moved a lot, and I never belonged anywhere.
MITSKIGrowing up, I never really felt like anything was my own. I moved a lot, and I never belonged anywhere.
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When someone is a musician – trying to make a living off being a public figure – it’s really easy for people to see me as a face on a screen that doesn’t have a personal life.
MITSKIWhen someone is a musician – trying to make a living off being a public figure – it’s really easy for people to see me as a face on a screen that doesn’t have a personal life.
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I have a very conveniently photographic memory of emotions – it’s overwhelming, because things don’t fade for me.
MITSKII have a very conveniently photographic memory of emotions – it’s overwhelming, because things don’t fade for me.
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If I ever found a place where I belonged, that in itself would be an identity crisis to me.
MITSKIIf I ever found a place where I belonged, that in itself would be an identity crisis to me.
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