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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.

Mitski

Pop artists work really hard, and they might not work for the same things that indie artists do, but they’re still musicians, and they’re still making art.
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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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I lived abroad most of my life in insular international communities.
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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 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.
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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 don’t think I’m alone in this: I’m obsessed with trying to not only be happy but maintain happiness, but my definition of happiness is skewed more towards ecstasy rather than contentment.
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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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On tour, people know that if they ever ask me what I want to eat, I will always say Asian food. I’m becoming a stereotype, but it’s what I want to eat. I want to eat rice.
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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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Everything is so chaotic and messy in the world, and I have always felt kind of dirty.
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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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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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I guess you can say I ‘do the Twist.’ I like playful dance moves that aren’t too serious.
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I was a film major because, for some reason, I thought that that was a creative job that had more job opportunities. I don’t know what logic I was following, but that was my impression at the time.
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I didn’t fit in anywhere when I grew up, but I was always American, so to survive,
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