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What I have a problem with is when it becomes another form of tokenization, of shrinking me into a symbol instead of a multilayered, female Asian artist.

Mitski

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.
MITSKI

Greatly Movie Raise Shape Since Them Very Watch Young
All the time. I feel like I’m not taken seriously.
MITSKI

All Feel Like Seriously Taken Time
Growing up, I never really felt like anything was my own. I moved a lot, and I never belonged anywhere.
MITSKI

Anything Anywhere Belong Felt Grow Lot Moved My Own Really Up
Things seem to take so much longer for me to do. I have to say things 10 times instead of once. I have to knock on 10 different doors instead of two. For everything.
MITSKI

Everything Haven Ten Instead Knock Once Seem Thing Time
What’s important to me is that my songs can exist without any material anything. It’s very reflective of my ideology.
MITSKI

Anything Exist Ideology Important Material Me Reflective Song
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.
MITSKI

Adult End Everything Mellow Out Sad Teenager Thing Think Worth
I don’t care about making anything new. I make music to express an emotion, and if the emotion is nostalgic, so be it.
MITSKI

Anything Care Emotion Expres Make Music Nostalgic
What I have a problem with is when it becomes another form of tokenization, of shrinking me into a symbol instead of a multilayered, female Asian artist.
MITSKI

Another Female Mukttilayer Problem Sgrink Symbol Token
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.
MITSKI

Eat Go Healthy Out Properly Regimented Sleep Stay Try Work
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

Arrive Before Come Country Discover Here Identity
I hope to be a writer and musician my whole life, fingers crossed.
MITSKI

Cross Finger Hope Musician Whole Writer
I don’t set out to write something. I more just write, and later on, I discover what it’s about.
MITSKI

Discover More Out Set Something Write
I understand that, because there are so many musicians, you have to make artists into brands, but I sometimes feel like I have to be some kind of non-human icon in order for people to listen to my music.
MITSKI

Artist Brand Feel Human Icon Like Make Many Music Musician Non So Sometimes Understand
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.
MITSKI

Comunity Exist Ingratiate Myself Whenever Tried
I think music is supposed to be shared.
MITSKI

Music Share Suppose Think
I could never enter that dream. That all-American white culture is something that is inherited instead of attained.
MITSKI

Attain Country Culture Dream Enter Inherited never Something

What I have a problem with is when it becomes another form of tokenization, of shrinking me into a symbol instead of a multilayered, female Asian artist.

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