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I’m Japanese, and I’m also white American, and neither camp wants me in their camp.

Mitski

I discovered I was an Asian American when I arrived in the U.S. I didn’t identify as that before I came here.
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Arrive Before Come Country Discover Here Identity
I lived abroad most of my life in insular international communities.
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Abroad Communities Insular International Life Love Most
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.
MITSKI

Everything Haven Ten Instead Knock Once Seem Thing Time
I’m Japanese, and I’m also white American, and neither camp wants me in their camp.
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Also Camp Country Neither Want White
Being an outsider at all times is both unhealthy and useful, because you become much more objective about things.
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All Become Being Bought More Objective Outsider Thing Time Unhealthy Useful
$Mitski Quote - I’m so smart. I am good at doing math really quickly in my head.$

I’m so smart. I am good at doing math really quickly in my head.
MITSKI

Doing Good Head Math Quickly Relly Smart
I think what’s hard for me is not that I don’t get downtime to chill, it’s that I don’t get time to make music.
MITSKI

Chill Downtime Hard Make Music Think
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 always have strong urges to sabotage myself.
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Being an outsider makes you a really good writer.
MITSKI

Being Good Outsider Relly Writer
Whenever someone says they like something about my music.
MITSKI

Like Music Say Someone Something
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.
MITSKI

Being Figure Live Make Musician Public Someone Try
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.
MITSKI

Eat Go Healthy Out Properly Regimented Sleep Stay Try Work
I think people don’t realize how little of being an artist is making art.
MITSKI

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I think music is supposed to be shared.
MITSKI

Music Share Suppose Think
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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