When I go onstage and am performing the way I want to… I finally feel like myself.
MITSKII know for a fact that I’m problematic. I shouldn’t be looked to for any kind of guidance.
More Mitski Quotes
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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.
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All the time. I feel like I’m not taken seriously.
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I think music is supposed to be shared.
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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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Often I’ve had problems automatically bending to a lover’s will, becoming what I know they want me to be. Immediately, I learn all the music they love, listen to it, study it, instead of being like, ‘This is what I love!’
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All I want to do at karaoke is sing Mariah Carey.
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When you’re doing something you’re not used to, you kind of realize that you’re still a kid: even though the whole world around you sees you as an adult and you’re expected to act like an adult, you still haven’t actually grown up.
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I feel like I’ve always wanted to live in one place and stay in one place, but I always end up choosing things that make me travel.
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I don’t set out to write something. I more just write, and later on, I discover what it’s about.
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I really like The Cars. They’re just so over the top and super pop, but I don’t feel guilty. I’m proud of all the music I listen to.
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I think it’s very dangerous as an artist to be comfortable.
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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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With solo shows, you have complete control over the set list. If you feel like you want to do something different or do a new song, you can just work it in. You can talk to the audience or not talk to the audience. There’s nothing that’s set.
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I’m so smart. I am good at doing math really quickly in my head.
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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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