Music was the one thing that was just mine, and no one could take it from me. I created it, dictated it, and it made me not able to let go of it.
MITSKIOn tour, people know that if they ever ask me what I want to eat, I will always say Asian food. I’m becoming a stereotype, but it’s what I want to eat. I want to eat rice.
More Mitski Quotes
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I lived abroad most of my life in insular international communities.
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I would love for Rivers Cuomo to listen to my music and see what he thinks.
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Whenever I’ve tried to ingratiate myself to an existing community, I tend to give too much, to become whatever it is they want me to be. It’s something I do automatically – I’ve learnt to immediately adapt.
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When you love someone and care about them, you want what’s best for them, and it’s always the hardest thing to realize maybe you aren’t what’s best for them, how hard you try.
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I can’t read in a car, because I’ll get sick. It’s almost instant.
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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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I think growing up the way I did has made me a lot more objective, and that’s important in the process of writing and trying to look at subjective matter that way.
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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 I record, it’s this very precious and insular thing.
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Tour isn’t good for writing, but it’s good for inspiration.
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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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Whenever someone says they like something about my music.
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Growing up, I never really felt like anything was my own. I moved a lot, and I never belonged anywhere.
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There’s this myth that women are supposed to compete with each other or something, or we’re supposed to hate each other, and that’s totally not productive.
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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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