I lived abroad most of my life in insular international communities.
MITSKII’ve stopped wanting a home, I think, because I’ve been on tour all my life, basically.
More Mitski Quotes
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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 think it’s very dangerous as an artist to be comfortable.
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There’s this myth that women are supposed to compete with each other or something, or we’re supposed to hate each other, and that’s totally not productive.
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I hope to be a writer and musician my whole life, fingers crossed.
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It would actually feel forced or unnatural to try to do a different singing style or to try to change my sound completely.
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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 remember I took a music course in junior year of high school, and some girl brought in ‘Teardrops On My Guitar,’ and she was like, ‘Isn’t this song great?’ And everyone was like, ‘Who’s Taylor Swift?’ And now, every time I listen to Taylor Swift, I remember that moment.
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Music was the one thing that was just mine, and no one could take it from me. I created it, dictated it, and it made me not able to let go of it.
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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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Tour isn’t good for writing, but it’s good for inspiration.
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I was one of those girls people called ‘intense.’
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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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When 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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I have this thing about being acknowledged and accepted by institutions.
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When I record, it’s this very precious and insular thing.
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