I would love for Rivers Cuomo to listen to my music and see what he thinks. — Mitski Copy Share Image
My father was obsessed with folk music from around the world, and I think the countless artists who performed them are my… — Mitski Copy Share Image
What's important to me is that my songs can exist without any material anything. It's very reflective of my ideology. — Mitski Copy Share Image
I took a few piano lessons as a kid, but it didn't last; I just learned piano from doing it over and… — Mitski Copy Share Image
It would actually feel forced or unnatural to try to do a different singing style or to try to change my sound… — Mitski Copy Share Image
Maybe this is a made-up belief to preserve myself, but I do believe that everyone has a purpose, and my purpose is… — Mitski Copy Share Image
If I have a song where I hit some really high notes, I want to try to bring in equivalently low notes… — Mitski Copy Share Image
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… — Mitski Copy Share Image
I don't care about making anything new. I make music to express an emotion, and if the emotion is nostalgic, so be… — Mitski Copy Share Image
I remember I took a music course in junior year of high school, and some girl brought in 'Teardrops On My Guitar,'… — Mitski Copy Share Image
I always have strong urges to sabotage myself. Whenever someone says they like something about my music, I tend to not want… — Mitski Copy Share Image
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… — Mitski Copy Share Image
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. — Mitski Copy Share Image
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… — Mitski Copy Share Image
I actually love the summer. When I went to Miami on tour, I was actually like, 'I love this place.' — Mitski Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
When someone is a musician - trying to make a living off being a public figure - it's really easy for people to see… — Mitski Copy Share Image
If I ever found a place where I belonged, that in itself would be an identity crisis to me. — Mitski Copy Share Image
