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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.

Mitski

I have this thing about being acknowledged and accepted by institutions.
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Accept Acknowledge Being Have Institution Thing
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 think what’s hard for me is not that I don’t get downtime to chill, it’s that I don’t get time to make music.
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Chill Downtime Hard Make Music Think
I think it’s our responsibility as artists to not only fight for our art but fight for the communities that are the reason we’re able to continue making art, especially since, in Brooklyn’s case, we as artists somehow made it ‘cool’ enough for the bigger money-making industries to start taking over.
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Able Artist Communities Fight Our Reason Responsibility Think
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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Been Careful Clear Lit Make Media Person Real Social Very
People started calling me that, and I started being treated in a specific way.
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Being Call People Specific Start Treat Way
I would love for Rivers Cuomo to listen to my music and see what he thinks.
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Country Listen Love River See Think Would
I don’t really listen to pop-country, but I like really, really old country that’s closer to folk. Like Johnny Cash, who is considered country.
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Closer Country Folk Listen Old Pop Really
What’s important to me is that my songs can exist without any material anything. It’s very reflective of my ideology.
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Anything Exist Ideology Important Material Me Reflective Song
Everything is so chaotic and messy in the world, and I have always felt kind of dirty.
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Always Chaostic Dirty Everything Felt Messy So World
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
I think music is supposed to be shared.
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Music Share Suppose Think
I think people don’t realize how little of being an artist is making art.
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Art Artist Being Little Make People Realize Think
Oftentimes, the most important decisions I make are the ones I don’t put much thought into.
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Decision Important Into Make Most Much Often One Put Times
All I want to do at karaoke is sing Mariah Carey.
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Al Do Karaoke People Person Sing Want
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

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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