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I think it’s very dangerous as an artist to be comfortable.

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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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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 have this thing about being acknowledged and accepted by institutions.
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People started calling me that, and I started being treated in a specific way.
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I’m punk, but I love gold.
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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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I really like The Cars. They’re just so over the top and super pop, but I don’t feel guilty. I’m proud of all the music I listen to.
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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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I remember I took a music course in junior year of high school, and some girl brought in ‘Teardrops On My Guitar,’ and she was like, ‘Isn’t this song great?’ And everyone was like, ‘Who’s Taylor Swift?’ And now, every time I listen to Taylor Swift, I remember that moment.
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All the time. I feel like I’m not taken seriously.
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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’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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The whole ‘grunge-girl’ comparisons certainly are the easiest to pick out, and I appreciate that music journalists are rushed.
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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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I guess you can say I ‘do the Twist.’ I like playful dance moves that aren’t too serious.
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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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