I think my real influences are out of my control, which are the things that entered my brain when I was a kid growing up.
MITSKII’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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I 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.
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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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Tour isn’t good for writing, but it’s good for inspiration.
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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.
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I wanted to take up guitar because playing piano is a little harder. Carrying a keyboard around is harder, and finding a real piano is much harder, and I wanted to play live more, so I figured a guitar would be easier to carry around.
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I think it’s very dangerous as an artist to be comfortable.
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I hope to be a writer and musician my whole life, fingers crossed.
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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 created this ‘ideal America.’ Finally I came to the U.S. and realised, ‘Oh, I don’t belong here, either.’
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I have this thing about being acknowledged and accepted by institutions.
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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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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’m so smart. I am good at doing math really quickly in my head.
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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 know for a fact that I’m problematic. I shouldn’t be looked to for any kind of guidance.
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