I think it’s very dangerous as an artist to be comfortable.
MITSKII didn’t fit in anywhere when I grew up, but I was always American, so to survive,
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When I record, it’s this very precious and insular thing.
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I think people don’t realize how little of being an artist is making art.
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People started calling me that, and I started being treated in a specific way.
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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 don’t care about making anything new. I make music to express an emotion, and if the emotion is nostalgic, so be it.
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When you are a minority, it’s your job to bend, and when you love someone, you really want to make it work.
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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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If I ever found a place where I belonged, that in itself would be an identity crisis to me.
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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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I’ve been asked whether I have a hobby, and have felt strangely offended that anyone would assume I have the time.
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Miyazaki movies were what I was raised on. I’ve watched them since I was very young, and I’ve been greatly shaped by them.
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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 punk, but I love gold.
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I don’t think I have the kind of creativity to write fiction.
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I would love for Rivers Cuomo to listen to my music and see what he thinks.
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