All I want to do at karaoke is sing Mariah Carey.
MITSKIOn tour, I don’t drink, because I don’t think in any other job you are supposed to get to work and drink whisky.
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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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Tour isn’t good for writing, but it’s good for inspiration.
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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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I don’t care about making anything new. I make music to express an emotion, and if the emotion is nostalgic, so be it.
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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 hate that my opinions are gonna be on record… that my opinions of other artists are going to be on record.
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I’m so smart. I am good at doing math really quickly in my head.
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Maybe this is a made-up belief to preserve myself, but I do believe that everyone has a purpose, and my purpose is to put out music that means something.
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I’ve stopped wanting a home, I think, because I’ve been on tour all my life, basically.
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I’m not an innovator.
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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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Everything is so chaotic and messy in the world, and I have always felt kind of dirty.
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Being an outsider makes you a really good writer.
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I would love for Rivers Cuomo to listen to my music and see what he thinks.
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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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