I’m so smart. I am good at doing math really quickly in my head.
MITSKII think it’s very dangerous as an artist to be comfortable.
More Mitski Quotes
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I don’t think ‘bleak’ is a bad thing.
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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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If I ever found a place where I belonged, that in itself would be an identity crisis to me.
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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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All I want to do at karaoke is sing Mariah Carey.
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Growing up, I never really felt like anything was my own. I moved a lot, and I never belonged anywhere.
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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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I’m Japanese, and I’m also white American, and neither camp wants me in their camp.
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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.
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When you are a minority, it’s your job to bend, and when you love someone, you really want to make it work.
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I actually love the summer. When I went to Miami on tour, I was actually like, ‘I love this place.’
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I was one of those girls people called ‘intense.’
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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 really just care about making music and how I can make it next.
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I have my privileges, but I do feel like at every turn there is such resistance.
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