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.
MITSKIYou can be heartbroken about a relationship but also, from it, realize you are you, and you’re okay with who you are or where you came from.
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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As a woman of color, I always have to be at 150 percent and better than everybody in the room to be considered competent.
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I really just care about making music and how I can make it next.
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I have this thing about being acknowledged and accepted by institutions.
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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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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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I think people don’t realize how little of being an artist is making art.
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When you’re an adult, things mellow out. I think when you’re a teenager and you are sad and the world is ending, everything is about that one sadness.
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The whole ‘grunge-girl’ comparisons certainly are the easiest to pick out, and I appreciate that music journalists are rushed.
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I think the pressure gets to me when I play shows and there’s more people in the audience than I’m used to.
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When you’re young is the one time when you get to indulge in being morose and take yourself most seriously.
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Being an outsider makes you a really good writer.
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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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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 was one of those girls people called ‘intense.’
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