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In my first few years of being in New York, I had a major identity crisis because I’d never stayed in one place for so long.

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Everything is so chaotic and messy in the world, and I have always felt kind of dirty.
MITSKI

Always Chaostic Dirty Everything Felt Messy So World
I’ve been very careful to always make clear that I am a real person. That’s why I’m on social media a lot.
MITSKI

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My father was obsessed with folk music from around the world, and I think the countless artists who performed them are my biggest influences.
MITSKI

Around Artist Counties Father Folk Hink Music Obesess Perform World
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.
MITSKI

Artist Brand Feel Human Icon Like Make Many Music Musician Non So Sometimes Understand
What’s important to me is that my songs can exist without any material anything. It’s very reflective of my ideology.
MITSKI

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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.
MITSKI

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I always have strong urges to sabotage myself.
MITSKI

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Tour isn’t good for writing, but it’s good for inspiration.
MITSKI

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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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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.
MITSKI

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With solo shows, you have complete control over the set list. If you feel like you want to do something different or do a new song, you can just work it in. You can talk to the audience or not talk to the audience. There’s nothing that’s set.
MITSKI

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If I have a song where I hit some really high notes, I want to try to bring in equivalently low notes somewhere in there.
MITSKI

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I took a few piano lessons as a kid, but it didn’t last; I just learned piano from doing it over and over on my own, because I didn’t have many friends, and there was always a keyboard in the house.
MITSKI

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I actually love the summer. When I went to Miami on tour, I was actually like, ‘I love this place.’
MITSKI

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My personality’s very obsessive-compulsive. I tend to fixate a lot.
MITSKI

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