I’m punk, but I love gold.
MITSKIWhenever 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.
More Mitski Quotes
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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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I guess you can say I ‘do the Twist.’ I like playful dance moves that aren’t too serious.
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Growing up, I never really felt like anything was my own. I moved a lot, and I never belonged anywhere.
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I really just care about making music and how I can make it next.
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You can never learn enough about music.
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I hope to be a writer and musician my whole life, fingers crossed.
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On tour, I don’t drink, because I don’t think in any other job you are supposed to get to work and drink whisky.
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I think it’s very dangerous as an artist to be comfortable.
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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 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.
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I would love for Rivers Cuomo to listen to my music and see what he thinks.
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I don’t set out to write something. I more just write, and later on, I discover what it’s about.
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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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When you love someone and care about them, you want what’s best for them, and it’s always the hardest thing to realize maybe you aren’t what’s best for them, how hard you try.
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All I want to do at karaoke is sing Mariah Carey.
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