I’ve been asked whether I have a hobby, and have felt strangely offended that anyone would assume I have the time. Mitski Read Quote
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. Mitski Read Quote
It would actually feel forced or unnatural to try to do a different singing style or to try to change my sound completely. Mitski Read Quote
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. Mitski Read Quote
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. What I have a problem with is when it becomes another form of tokenization, of shrinking me into a symbol instead of a multilayered, female Asian artist. Mitski Read Quote
Growing up, I never really felt like anything was my own. I moved a lot, and I never belonged anywhere. Mitski Read Quote
I’m Japanese, and I’m also white American, and neither camp wants me in their camp. Mitski Read Quote
