I don’t set out to write something. I more just write, and later on, I discover what it’s about.
MITSKIWhen you’re an adult, things mellow out. I think when you’re a teenager and you are sad and the world is ending, everything is about that one sadness.
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Tour isn’t good for writing, but it’s good for inspiration.
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All I want to do at karaoke is sing Mariah Carey.
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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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When I record, it’s this very precious and insular thing.
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Being an outsider at all times is both unhealthy and useful, because you become much more objective about things.
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Oftentimes, the most important decisions I make are the ones I don’t put much thought into.
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I would love for Rivers Cuomo to listen to my music and see what he thinks.
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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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I don’t want to be a musician’s musician. I want to be an everyone’s musician.
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Things seem to take so much longer for me to do. I have to say things 10 times instead of once. I have to knock on 10 different doors instead of two. For everything.
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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 couldn’t wait to get out of school, but once I did, I didn’t actually know what I wanted to do with myself. I don’t really know how it happened, but I just started writing music and realized that’s what I wanted to do.
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All the time. I feel like I’m not taken seriously.
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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.
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I’m punk, but I love gold.
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