My main memory of 'Soft Sounds' was that I was so convinced that 'Psychopomp' was this fluke - I had this real… — Michelle Zauner Copy Share Image
Maybe it's because I'm an only child or just an extroverted person, and I'm a kind of a ham, you know? — Michelle Zauner Child Copy Share Image
But for a song like 'Paprika,' I typically feel like I need to experience anguish a lot of the time to feel… — Michelle Zauner Anguish Copy Share Image
I tried to be a musician for seven years and I'd given it my all, but no one was really interested or… — Michelle Zauner Copy Share Image
I started going to chess clubs when I was in fourth grade. From fourth grade to seventh grade, I was in chess… — Michelle Zauner Chess Copy Share Image
I was always interested in being a writer. Yet, at the time, it somehow seemed more unfeasible to be a writer than… — Michelle Zauner Copy Share Image
My mom always made me believe that people with only talent didn't go very far. Hard work was what made things possible. — Michelle Zauner Copy Share Image
I struggle to learn a Dolly Parton cover with three key changes, but boy does it make me happy. I dare you… — Michelle Zauner Copy Share Image
I do really love New York. I feel like there are more Asian restaurants. Philly has a sick food scene, I don't… — Michelle Zauner Food Copy Share Image
With Jubilee I had a natural interest to write about something on the opposite end of human experience - a real celebration… — Michelle Zauner Copy Share Image
The most Korean thing you can eat that's so easy is Shin Ramyun with an egg cracked into it and kimchi on… — Michelle Zauner Copy Share Image
I felt like I could never write nonfiction, because I would have to spend so many pages explaining my ethnic background, and… — Michelle Zauner Copy Share Image
I really love MFK Fisher's food writing, and obviously Anthony Bourdain's food writing is exceptional, in particular 'A Cook's Tour'. I really… — Michelle Zauner Childhood Copy Share Image
When I was growing up, I didn't realize that the idiosyncrasies of my mother's character had something to do with our culture.… — Michelle Zauner Asian Copy Share Image
There was a chapter of the pandemic where I was going all out for themed meals and watching a variety of YouTube… — Michelle Zauner Cooking Copy Share Image
I feel like it's a really natural part of writing: You lose perspective, and you have to let it go sometimes in… — Michelle Zauner Copy Share Image
I was always being told to calm down, to chill out, to slow down. I was a bad toddler, I was a… — Michelle Zauner Copy Share Image
When I started doing press after college, I never got asked about my racial identity; I was asked more about being a… — Michelle Zauner Girl Copy Share Image
I just have to live my life knowing that there could be a good chance that I might die in middle age. — Michelle Zauner Age Copy Share Image
You know, I never went to music school, and it's always seen as this very proper, serious thing to compose a string… — Michelle Zauner Copy Share Image
I think with any art making, there's a sense of urgency that you have for people to understand you. — Michelle Zauner Art Copy Share Image
I love kitchenware. I'm very frugal and I don't buy a lot of things, but I'm frivolous when it comes to buying… — Michelle Zauner Buying Copy Share Image
Growing up, there were stereotypes being put onto me as an Asian person that I had no control over, and that made… — Michelle Zauner Asian Copy Share Image
When you're looking back at your ancestral history or the cultural context of your identity, it's natural to search for that in… — Michelle Zauner Food Copy Share Image
I love food. It's been such a huge part of my life. In a way, I think I didn't even realize it… — Michelle Zauner Books Copy Share Image
I used to shower every day, but I've been trying to shower less frequently for my hair health. — Michelle Zauner Day Copy Share Image
I think growing up, I didn't ever attempt to define my Koreanness. It was just this intrinsic part of me. — Michelle Zauner Asian Copy Share Image
I can't enjoy the rush of how magical of an experience it is to have people listen to you, and relate to… — Michelle Zauner Attention Copy Share Image
I read Lorrie Moore and Marilynne Robinson and Jhumpa Lahiri and Richard Ford, John Updike, Anton Chekhov, Vladimir Nabokov - all of… — Michelle Zauner Copy Share Image
Sometimes I can really agonize over a creative project and forget that it's essentially professional play, you know? — Michelle Zauner Creativity Copy Share Image
A lot of water and air signs that are just like, trying to have a lowkey conversation. Fire sign enters the room… — Michelle Zauner Copy Share Image
I've never felt so physically and emotionally and mentally drained than I have on our shoots. — Michelle Zauner Copy Share Image
I'm obviously a poptimist. I especially like pop music that isn't formulaic and has depth to it. — Michelle Zauner Depth Copy Share Image
Persimmons are pretty present in a lot of Asian cultures, as gifts that you give to people. — Michelle Zauner Asian Copy Share Image
I had this idea of writing a sci-fi musical about a woman who falls in love with a robot and realizes it's… — Michelle Zauner Actor Copy Share Image
When I'm in America, everyone thinks of me as the Asian girl. When I go to Korea, everyone thinks of me as… — Michelle Zauner America Copy Share Image
But I love listening to my own songs and I know they're working well if I'm not thinking too much about them… — Michelle Zauner Copy Share Image
I was completely shocked - two Grammy nominations. I've said it out loud to myself about 100 times. — Michelle Zauner Copy Share Image
I'd always struggled with being a very depressed and anxious person in high school. If I had let that kind of dark… — Michelle Zauner Anxious Copy Share Image
I feel like there are a number of indie artists... as they grow, it makes the most sense for them to pivot… — Michelle Zauner Art Copy Share Image
