I was one of those girls people called ‘intense.’
MITSKII 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.
More Mitski Quotes
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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 lived abroad most of my life in insular international communities.
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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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I think growing up the way I did has made me a lot more objective, and that’s important in the process of writing and trying to look at subjective matter that way.
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I can’t read in a car, because I’ll get sick. It’s almost instant.
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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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You can never learn enough about music.
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You can be heartbroken about a relationship but also, from it, realize you are you, and you’re okay with who you are or where you came from.
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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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My personality’s very obsessive-compulsive. I tend to fixate a lot.
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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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People started calling me that, and I started being treated in a specific way.
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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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When I go onstage and am performing the way I want to… I finally feel like myself.
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Oftentimes, the most important decisions I make are the ones I don’t put much thought into.
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