I have a very conveniently photographic memory of emotions – it’s overwhelming, because things don’t fade for me.
MITSKII think it’s our responsibility as artists to not only fight for our art but fight for the communities that are the reason we’re able to continue making art, especially since, in Brooklyn’s case, we as artists somehow made it ‘cool’ enough for the bigger money-making industries to start taking over.
More Mitski Quotes
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I’m punk, but I love gold.
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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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As a woman of color, I always have to be at 150 percent and better than everybody in the room to be considered competent.
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I think music is supposed to be shared.
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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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It’s very tempting, when somebody says they like this about you, to want to do that over and over.
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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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If I ever found a place where I belonged, that in itself would be an identity crisis to me.
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I think your ego gets in the way of making something good because it kind of blinds you from the actual art.
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There’s this myth that women are supposed to compete with each other or something, or we’re supposed to hate each other, and that’s totally not productive.
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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.
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Sometimes when I perform, and it’s obvious the audience is just there to party, or if I feel a wall between me and the audience, I get existential about it.
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I think people don’t realize how little of being an artist is making art.
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I really just care about making music and how I can make it next.
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All I want to do at karaoke is sing Mariah Carey.
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