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.
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 think people don’t realize how little of being an artist is making art.
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I have a very conveniently photographic memory of emotions – it’s overwhelming, because things don’t fade for me.
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Tour isn’t good for writing, but it’s good for inspiration.
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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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I have this thing about being acknowledged and accepted by institutions.
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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 feel like I’ve always wanted to live in one place and stay in one place, but I always end up choosing things that make me travel.
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I lived abroad most of my life in insular international communities.
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People started calling me that, and I started being treated in a specific way.
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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 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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I didn’t fit in anywhere when I grew up, but I was always American, so to survive,
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I’m so smart. I am good at doing math really quickly in my head.
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I’m punk, but I love gold.
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It would actually feel forced or unnatural to try to do a different singing style or to try to change my sound completely.
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