--- title: "10 Something Quotes By Mitski" description: "10 Something quotes by Mitski. Plus more from Mitski and more Something sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0f4/mitski-6905_believe_when-i-started-making-music-i-was-like-t_2298465.jpg" --- > [When I started making music, I was like, 'This is something I can believe I was meant to do.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitski/when-i-started-making-music-i-was-like-this-is-something-i-can/) [Mitski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitski/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0f4/mitski-6905_believe_when-i-started-making-music-i-was-like-t_2298465.jpg) > [There's this myth that women are supposed to compete with each other or something, or we're supposed to hate each other, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitski/there-s-this-myth-that-women-are-supposed-to-compete-with-each-other/) [Mitski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitski/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/332/mitski-6905_hate_there-s-this-myth-that-women-are-suppose_1538984.jpg) > [I don't set out to write something. I more just write, and later on, I discover what it's about.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitski/i-don-t-set-out-to-write-something-i-more-just-write-and-later-on-i/) [Mitski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitski/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e99/mitski-6905_about_i-don-t-set-out-to-write-something-i-mor_1457395.jpg) > [I think your ego gets in the way of making something good because it kind of blinds you from the actual art.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitski/i-think-your-ego-gets-in-the-way-of-making-something-good-because-it/) [Mitski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitski/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/07e/mitski-6905_art_i-think-your-ego-gets-in-the-way-of-maki_1795238.jpg) > [When you're doing something you're not used to, you kind of realize that you're still a kid: even though the whole world…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitski/when-you-re-doing-something-you-re-not-used-to-you-kind-of-realize/) [Mitski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitski/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5f4/mitski-6905_adolescence_when-you-re-doing-something-you-re-not-u_2948391.jpg) > [With solo shows, you have complete control over the set list. If you feel like you want to do something different or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitski/with-solo-shows-you-have-complete-control-over-the-set-list-if-you/) [Mitski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitski/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/20d/mitski-6905_control_with-solo-shows-you-have-complete-contro_2773187.jpg) > [Whenever I've tried to ingratiate myself to an existing community, I tend to give too much, to become whatever it is they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitski/whenever-i-ve-tried-to-ingratiate-myself-to-an-existing-community-i/) [Mitski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitski/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/44b/mitski-6905_adapt_whenever-i-ve-tried-to-ingratiate-myself_2912529.jpg) > [I always have strong urges to sabotage myself. Whenever someone says they like something about my music, I tend to not want…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitski/i-always-have-strong-urges-to-sabotage-myself-whenever-someone-says/) [Mitski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitski/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/02c/mitski-6905_find_i-always-have-strong-urges-to-sabotage-m_2191490.jpg) > [You always want what you can't have, and that all-American thing, from the day I was born, I could never enter that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitski/you-always-want-what-you-can-t-have-and-that-all-american-thing-from/) [Mitski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitski/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/08f/mitski-6905_born_you-always-want-what-you-can-t-have-and_1165900.jpg) > [A lot of musicians talk about how they were into music from the start; they always wanted to be musicians. It wasn't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitski/a-lot-of-musicians-talk-about-how-they-were-into-music-from-the-start/) [Mitski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitski/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e29/mitski-6905_career_a-lot-of-musicians-talk-about-how-they-w_791937.jpg) ## Other authors on Something ## 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/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/something/mitski/#itemlist", "name": "10 Something Quotes By Mitski", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "When I started making music, I was like, 'This is something I can believe I was meant to do.'", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Mitski" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitski/when-i-started-making-music-i-was-like-this-is-something-i-can/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0f4/mitski-6905_believe_when-i-started-making-music-i-was-like-t_2298465.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0f4/mitski-6905_believe_when-i-started-making-music-i-was-like-t_2298465.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0f4/mitski-6905_believe_when-i-started-making-music-i-was-like-t_2298465.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“When I started making music, I was like, 'This is something I can believe I was meant to do.'” — Mitski", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "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.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Mitski" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitski/there-s-this-myth-that-women-are-supposed-to-compete-with-each-other/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/332/mitski-6905_hate_there-s-this-myth-that-women-are-suppose_1538984.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/332/mitski-6905_hate_there-s-this-myth-that-women-are-suppose_1538984.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/332/mitski-6905_hate_there-s-this-myth-that-women-are-suppose_1538984.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“There's this myth that women are supposed to compete with each other or something, or we're supposed to hate…” — Mitski", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I don't set out to write something. 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