I always have strong urges to sabotage myself.
MITSKII guess you can say I ‘do the Twist.’ I like playful dance moves that aren’t too serious.
More Mitski Quotes
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I think it’s very dangerous as an artist to be comfortable.
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Tour isn’t good for writing, but it’s good for inspiration.
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I created this ‘ideal America.’ Finally I came to the U.S. and realised, ‘Oh, I don’t belong here, either.’
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The whole ‘grunge-girl’ comparisons certainly are the easiest to pick out, and I appreciate that music journalists are rushed.
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I don’t really listen to pop-country, but I like really, really old country that’s closer to folk. Like Johnny Cash, who is considered country.
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I don’t think I have the kind of creativity to write fiction.
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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’m so smart. I am good at doing math really quickly in my head.
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Being an outsider at all times is both unhealthy and useful, because you become much more objective about things.
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I’ve been very careful to always make clear that I am a real person. That’s why I’m on social media a lot.
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I think your ego gets in the way of making something good because it kind of blinds you from the actual art.
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I have this thing about being acknowledged and accepted by institutions.
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What’s important to me is that my songs can exist without any material anything. It’s very reflective of my ideology.
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I’m Japanese, and I’m also white American, and neither camp wants me in their camp.
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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.
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