People started calling me that, and I started being treated in a specific way.
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I think it’s very dangerous as an artist to be comfortable.
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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.
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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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Whenever I’ve tried to ingratiate myself to an existing community, I tend to give too much, to become whatever it is they want me to be. It’s something I do automatically – I’ve learnt to immediately adapt.
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I discovered I was an Asian American when I arrived in the U.S. I didn’t identify as that before I came here.
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I’ve been asked whether I have a hobby, and have felt strangely offended that anyone would assume I have the time.
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Everything is so chaotic and messy in the world, and I have always felt kind of dirty.
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I really just care about making music and how I can make it next.
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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.
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I think the pressure gets to me when I play shows and there’s more people in the audience than I’m used to.
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I lived abroad most of my life in insular international communities.
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I don’t think I have the kind of creativity to write fiction.
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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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When you’re young is the one time when you get to indulge in being morose and take yourself most seriously.
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I’m Japanese, and I’m also white American, and neither camp wants me in their camp.
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