I tend to kind of try to use what’s in my environment to the best of my ability rather than seek out things that I don’t already have.
MITSKII guess you can say I ‘do the Twist.’ I like playful dance moves that aren’t too serious.
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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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Whenever someone says they like something about my music.
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I’m so smart. I am good at doing math really quickly in my head.
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I really just care about making music and how I can make it next.
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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 guess you can say I ‘do the Twist.’ I like playful dance moves that aren’t too serious.
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I really like The Cars. They’re just so over the top and super pop, but I don’t feel guilty. I’m proud of all the music I listen to.
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I actually love the summer. When I went to Miami on tour, I was actually like, ‘I love this place.’
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Often I’ve had problems automatically bending to a lover’s will, becoming what I know they want me to be. Immediately, I learn all the music they love, listen to it, study it, instead of being like, ‘This is what I love!’
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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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When I started making music, I was like, ‘This is something I can believe I was meant to do.’
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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.
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I don’t think I’m alone in this: I’m obsessed with trying to not only be happy but maintain happiness, but my definition of happiness is skewed more towards ecstasy rather than contentment.
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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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When someone is a musician – trying to make a living off being a public figure – it’s really easy for people to see me as a face on a screen that doesn’t have a personal life.
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