Being an outsider makes you a really good writer.
MITSKIThe whole ‘grunge-girl’ comparisons certainly are the easiest to pick out, and I appreciate that music journalists are rushed.
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If I ever found a place where I belonged, that in itself would be an identity crisis to me.
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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’m so smart. I am good at doing math really quickly in my head.
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I always have strong urges to sabotage myself.
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I know for a fact that I’m problematic. I shouldn’t be looked to for any kind of guidance.
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I hope to be a writer and musician my whole life, fingers crossed.
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It’s very tempting, when somebody says they like this about you, to want to do that over and over.
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On tour, I don’t drink, because I don’t think in any other job you are supposed to get to work and drink whisky.
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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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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’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 tend to kind of try to use what’s in my environment to the best of my ability rather than seek out things that I don’t already have.
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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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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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Tour isn’t good for writing, but it’s good for inspiration.
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