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.
MITSKII don’t think I have the kind of creativity to write fiction.
More Mitski Quotes
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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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I think it’s very dangerous as an artist to be comfortable.
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You can never learn enough about music.
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I don’t think ‘bleak’ is a bad thing.
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I remember I took a music course in junior year of high school, and some girl brought in ‘Teardrops On My Guitar,’ and she was like, ‘Isn’t this song great?’ And everyone was like, ‘Who’s Taylor Swift?’ And now, every time I listen to Taylor Swift, I remember that moment.
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When I record, it’s this very precious and insular thing.
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I think music is supposed to be shared.
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In my first few years of being in New York, I had a major identity crisis because I’d never stayed in one place for so long.
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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 have a very conveniently photographic memory of emotions – it’s overwhelming, because things don’t fade for me.
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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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Being an outsider makes you a really good writer.
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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.
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I’m so smart. I am good at doing math really quickly in my head.
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I hope to be a writer and musician my whole life, fingers crossed.
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