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I could never enter that dream. That all-American white culture is something that is inherited instead of attained.

Mitski

I feel like I’ve always wanted to live in one place and stay in one place, but I always end up choosing things that make me travel.
MITSKI

Always Choose Feel Like Make One Place Stay Thing Travel Want
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.
MITSKI

Completer Each Other Hate Myth Owen Something Suppose
I don’t really listen to pop-country, but I like really, really old country that’s closer to folk. Like Johnny Cash, who is considered country.
MITSKI

Closer Country Folk Listen Old Pop Really
I guess you can say I ‘do the Twist.’ I like playful dance moves that aren’t too serious.
MITSKI

Can Dance Guess Move Playful Say Serious Too Twist
Growing up, I never really felt like anything was my own. I moved a lot, and I never belonged anywhere.
MITSKI

Anything Anywhere Belong Felt Grow Lot Moved My Own Really Up
I think growing up the way I did has made me a lot more objective, and that’s important in the process of writing and trying to look at subjective matter that way.
MITSKI

Grow Important Made Matter More Objective Process Subjective Think Try Way
Whenever someone says they like something about my music.
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Like Music Say Someone Something
I created this ‘ideal America.’ Finally I came to the U.S. and realised, ‘Oh, I don’t belong here, either.’
MITSKI

Belong Came Country Create Either Idea Realise
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.
MITSKI

Comunity Exist Ingratiate Myself Whenever Tried
I’m Japanese, and I’m also white American, and neither camp wants me in their camp.
MITSKI

Also Camp Country Neither Want White
All I want to do at karaoke is sing Mariah Carey.
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Al Do Karaoke People Person Sing Want
The whole ‘grunge-girl’ comparisons certainly are the easiest to pick out, and I appreciate that music journalists are rushed.
MITSKI

Appreciate Certainty Comparision Earliest Girl Grunge Journalist Music Out Pick Rush Whole
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!’
MITSKI

Automatical Become Bend Immediately Lover Often Problem Want
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.
MITSKI

Everything Haven Ten Instead Knock Once Seem Thing Time
Everything is so chaotic and messy in the world, and I have always felt kind of dirty.
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Always Chaostic Dirty Everything Felt Messy So World
I always have strong urges to sabotage myself.
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Always Haven Myself String Urge

I could never enter that dream. That all-American white culture is something that is inherited instead of attained.

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