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title: "10 I think Quotes By Mitski"
description: "10 I think quotes by Mitski. Plus more from Mitski and more I think sayings from other authors."
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> [I think it's very dangerous as an artist to be comfortable.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitski/i-think-it-s-very-dangerous-as-an-artist-to-be-comfortable/)

[Mitski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitski/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/df6/mitski-6905_art_i-think-it-s-very-dangerous-as-an-artist_182988.jpg)

> [I think people don't realize how little of being an artist is making art.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitski/i-think-people-don-t-realize-how-little-of-being-an-artist-is-making/)

[Mitski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitski/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7ee/mitski-6905_art_i-think-people-don-t-realize-how-little_361950.jpg)

> [I think music is supposed to be shared.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitski/i-think-music-is-supposed-to-be-shared/)

[Mitski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitski/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3c0/mitski-6905_i-think_i-think-music-is-supposed-to-be-shared-1_1703499.jpg)

> [I think my real influences are out of my control, which are the things that entered my brain when I was a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitski/i-think-my-real-influences-are-out-of-my-control-which-are-the-things/)

[Mitski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitski/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a17/mitski-6905_brain_i-think-my-real-influences-are-out-of-my_2854939.jpg)

> [My father was obsessed with folk music from around the world, and I think the countless artists who performed them are my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitski/my-father-was-obsessed-with-folk-music-from-around-the-world-and-i/)

[Mitski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitski/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/768/mitski-6905_around-the-world_my-father-was-obsessed-with-folk-music-f_1372419.jpg)

> [I think what's hard for me is not that I don't get downtime to chill, it's that I don't get time to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitski/i-think-what-s-hard-for-me-is-not-that-i-don-t-get-downtime-to-chill/)

[Mitski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitski/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/516/mitski-6905_chill_i-think-what-s-hard-for-me-is-not-that-i_1308383.jpg)

> [I think the pressure gets to me when I play shows and there's more people in the audience than I'm used to.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitski/i-think-the-pressure-gets-to-me-when-i-play-shows-and-there-s-more/)

[Mitski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitski/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2d9/mitski-6905_audience_i-think-the-pressure-gets-to-me-when-i-p_641815.jpg)

> [I've stopped wanting a home, I think, because I've been on tour all my life, basically.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitski/i-ve-stopped-wanting-a-home-i-think-because-i-ve-been-on-tour-all-my/)

[Mitski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitski/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3cf/mitski-6905_home_i-ve-stopped-wanting-a-home-i-think-beca_1876908.jpg)

> [On one hand, I think it's very important to talk about race and talk about gender, because if it's not talked about,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitski/on-one-hand-i-think-it-s-very-important-to-talk-about-race-and-talk/)

[Mitski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitski/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f0a/mitski-6905_art_on-one-hand-i-think-it-s-very-important_2519847.jpg)

> [I think growing up the way I did has made me a lot more objective, and that's important in the process of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitski/i-think-growing-up-the-way-i-did-has-made-me-a-lot-more-objective-and/)

[Mitski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitski/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/086/mitski-6905_i-think_i-think-growing-up-the-way-i-did-has-mad_2286298.jpg)

## Other authors on I think

## More by Mitski

> [Pop artists work really hard, and they might not work for the same things that indie artists do, but they're still musicians, and they're…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitski/pop-artists-work-really-hard-and-they-might-not-work-for-the-same/)

[Mitski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitski/)

> [I think my whole identity is formed around not knowing where I'm from. It might even be that I find comfort in that confusion.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitski/i-think-my-whole-identity-is-formed-around-not-knowing-where-i-m-from/)

[Mitski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitski/)

> [Maybe this is a made-up belief to preserve myself, but I do believe that everyone has a purpose, and my purpose is to put…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitski/maybe-this-is-a-made-up-belief-to-preserve-myself-but-i-do-believe/)

[Mitski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitski/)

> [I actually love the summer. When I went to Miami on tour, I was actually like, 'I love this place.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitski/i-actually-love-the-summer-when-i-went-to-miami-on-tour-i-was/)

[Mitski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitski/)

> [I hope to be a writer and musician my whole life, fingers crossed.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitski/i-hope-to-be-a-writer-and-musician-my-whole-life-fingers-crossed/)

[Mitski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitski/)

> [I have this thing about being acknowledged and accepted by institutions.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitski/i-have-this-thing-about-being-acknowledged-and-accepted-by/)

[Mitski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitski/)

> [I think it's very dangerous as an artist to be comfortable.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitski/i-think-it-s-very-dangerous-as-an-artist-to-be-comfortable/)

[Mitski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitski/)

> [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitski/on-tour-i-don-t-drink-because-i-don-t-think-in-any-other-job-you-are/)

[Mitski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitski/)

> [I'm punk, but I love gold.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitski/i-m-punk-but-i-love-gold/)

[Mitski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitski/)

> [When someone is a musician - trying to make a living off being a public figure - it's really easy for people to see…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitski/when-someone-is-a-musician-trying-to-make-a-living-off-being-a-public/)

[Mitski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitski/)

> [If I ever found a place where I belonged, that in itself would be an identity crisis to me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitski/if-i-ever-found-a-place-where-i-belonged-that-in-itself-would-be-an/)

[Mitski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitski/)

> [I think people don't realize how little of being an artist is making art.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitski/i-think-people-don-t-realize-how-little-of-being-an-artist-is-making/)

[Mitski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitski/)

> [Being an outsider makes you a really good writer.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitski/being-an-outsider-makes-you-a-really-good-writer/)

[Mitski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitski/)

> [What's important to me is that my songs can exist without any material anything. It's very reflective of my ideology.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitski/what-s-important-to-me-is-that-my-songs-can-exist-without-any/)

[Mitski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitski/)

> [I took a few piano lessons as a kid, but it didn't last; I just learned piano from doing it over and over on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitski/i-took-a-few-piano-lessons-as-a-kid-but-it-didn-t-last-i-just-learned/)

[Mitski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitski/)

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