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On one hand, I think it’s very important to talk about race and talk about gender, because if it’s not talked about, then we won’t progress.

Mitski

I didn’t fit in anywhere when I grew up, but I was always American, so to survive,
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Always Anywhere Country Fit Grew Survive Up
I think my whole identity is formed around not knowing where I’m from. It might even be that I find comfort in that confusion.
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Around Form Identity Know Think Whole
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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Get Indulge Morose Most One Serious Take Time Young Yourself
Whenever I’ve tried to ingratiate myself to an existing community, I tend to give too much, to become whatever it is they want me to be. It’s something I do automatically – I’ve learnt to immediately adapt.
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Comunity Exist Ingratiate Myself Whenever Tried
You always want what you can’t have, and that all-American thing, from the day I was born,
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All Always Born Country Day From Have Thing Want What
If I ever found a place where I belonged, that in itself would be an identity crisis to me.
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Belong Crisis Even Found Identity Itself Place
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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Artist Gonna Hate Opinion Other Record
I created this ‘ideal America.’ Finally I came to the U.S. and realised, ‘Oh, I don’t belong here, either.’
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Belong Came Country Create Either Idea Realise
I know for a fact that I’m problematic. I shouldn’t be looked to for any kind of guidance.
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Any Fact Guidance Kind Know Look Problematic
I think your ego gets in the way of making something good because it kind of blinds you from the actual art.
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Actual Art Blind Ego Get Kind Make Something Think Way
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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Automatical Become Bend Immediately Lover Often Problem Want
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.
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Being Country Crisis First Few Identity Long Major never One Place Stay Year
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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Best Care Hard Love Realize Someone Them Try Want
I have my privileges, but I do feel like at every turn there is such resistance.
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Every Feel Privilege Resistance Such Turn
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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Arrive Before Come Country Discover Here Identity
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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Anything Care Emotion Expres Make Music Nostalgic

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