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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

If I have a song where I hit some really high notes, I want to try to bring in equivalently low notes somewhere in there.
MITSKI

Bring High Low Notes Really Some Somewhere Song Try Want
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
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 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.
MITSKI

Artist Brand Feel Human Icon Like Make Many Music Musician Non So Sometimes Understand
It would actually feel forced or unnatural to try to do a different singing style or to try to change my sound completely.
MITSKI

Actually Change Compeletely Different Feel Force Sing Sound Style Unnatural
I have a very conveniently photographic memory of emotions – it’s overwhelming, because things don’t fade for me.
MITSKI

Conveniently Emotion Fade Memory Overwhelming Photographic Thing Very
I know for a fact that I’m problematic. I shouldn’t be looked to for any kind of guidance.
MITSKI

Any Fact Guidance Kind Know Look Problematic
When I started making music, I was like, ‘This is something I can believe I was meant to do.’
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Believe Like Lot Make Media Music Social Something Start
Maybe this is a made-up belief to preserve myself, but I do believe that everyone has a purpose, and my purpose is to put out music that means something.
MITSKI

Belief Everyone Made Maybe Myself Preserve Purpose
I have this thing about being acknowledged and accepted by institutions.
MITSKI

Accept Acknowledge Being Have Institution Thing
I’ve stopped wanting a home, I think, because I’ve been on tour all my life, basically.
MITSKI

Basically Been Home Life Stop Think Tour Want
I can’t read in a car, because I’ll get sick. It’s almost instant.
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Almost Can Car Get Infant Read Sick
All I want to do at karaoke is sing Mariah Carey.
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Al Do Karaoke People Person Sing Want
I lived abroad most of my life in insular international communities.
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Abroad Communities Insular International Life Love Most
I always have strong urges to sabotage myself.
MITSKI

Always Haven Myself String Urge
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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Do Few Kid Last Lesson Over Own Piano Took

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.

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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.

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