I’m Japanese, and I’m also white American, and neither camp wants me in their camp.
MITSKIBeing an outsider makes you a really good writer.
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I lived abroad most of my life in insular international communities.
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I’d always been fascinated by death, which sounds so morbid. Especially being a woman trying to make music, I think there’s a sense that you’re never young enough, or your career is going to end soon.
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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’m punk, but I love gold.
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Pop artists work really hard, and they might not work for the same things that indie artists do, but they’re still musicians, and they’re still making art.
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Being an outsider makes you a really good writer.
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When I go onstage and am performing the way I want to… I finally feel like myself.
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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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On tour, people know that if they ever ask me what I want to eat, I will always say Asian food. I’m becoming a stereotype, but it’s what I want to eat. I want to eat rice.
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I’ve stopped wanting a home, I think, because I’ve been on tour all my life, basically.
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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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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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On one hand, I think it’s very important to talk about race and talk about gender, because if it’s not talked about, then we won’t progress.
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I always have strong urges to sabotage myself.
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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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