Michelle Zauner

My career has exceeded beyond all fantasy and expectations that I ever held.

— Michelle Zauner

I grew up playing video games, since I was probably five years old.

— Michelle Zauner

I think that 'Psychopomp' is very much a Eugene, Oregon record.

— Michelle Zauner

I have naturally always been a grossly oversharing type of person.

— Michelle Zauner

English was always my favorite subject in middle school and high school.

— Michelle Zauner

I can't be into plants. I'm never at home.

— Michelle Zauner

I try to not beat myself up about anything. I think that's the biggest thing.

— Michelle Zauner

Soft Sounds' was about disassociating to preserve my mental health.

— Michelle Zauner

I think something I explore a little bit in my music is how there's this majestic, natural beauty in the Pacific Northwest,…

— Michelle Zauner

It was really difficult to tour on 'Psychopomp' for a year and do the press cycle and talk to people three or…

— Michelle Zauner

I'm a huge fan of the Korean attitude toward service and infrastructure, which is shaped by a preference for speed and efficiency,…

— Michelle Zauner

I quit music and decided I was going to work a 9-to-5 job in advertising... which in New York City is more…

— Michelle Zauner

I started going to chess clubs when I was in fourth grade. From fourth grade to seventh grade, I was in chess…

— Michelle Zauner

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

I was always interested in being a writer. Yet, at the time, it somehow seemed more unfeasible to be a writer than…

— Michelle Zauner

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

There was a chapter of the pandemic where I was going all out for themed meals and watching a variety of YouTube…

— Michelle Zauner

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

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

I feel like there are a number of indie artists... as they grow, it makes the most sense for them to pivot…

— Michelle Zauner

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

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

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

With Jubilee I had a natural interest to write about something on the opposite end of human experience - a real celebration…

— Michelle Zauner

I had seen an image of these hanging persimmons that are dried during the winter and turned into sweet, dried fruit. And…

— Michelle Zauner

“When I was nine, Sunrise Market relocated to a larger store. My mom pored giddily over the new imports that came with…

— Michelle Zauner

“I had thought fermentation was controlled death. Left alone, a head of cabbage molds and decomposes. It becomes rotten, inedible. But when…

— Michelle Zauner

“Eugenians are proud of the regional bounty and were passionate about incorporating local, seasonal, and organic ingredients well before it was back…

— Michelle Zauner

I was very much a work horse my whole life.

— Michelle Zauner

I would love to play an H Mart parking lot.

— Michelle Zauner

My mom would frequently tell me to save your tears for when your mother dies.

— Michelle Zauner

Being a caretaker for someone who's dying was really, really hard at 25.

— Michelle Zauner

My main memory of 'Soft Sounds' was that I was so convinced that 'Psychopomp' was this fluke - I had this real…

— Michelle Zauner

I don't really listen to podcasts - I like one podcast and it's called Song Exploder.

— Michelle Zauner

But for a song like 'Paprika,' I typically feel like I need to experience anguish a lot of the time to feel…

— Michelle Zauner

I've always felt like I needed to experience some type of anguish in order to feel productive as an artist.

— Michelle Zauner

A lot of cookbooks also have incredible food writing, even though I feel like a lot of cookbook authors don't necessarily identify…

— Michelle Zauner

My relationship to music is such an essential part of who I am, and was a big part of my relationship with…

— Michelle Zauner

My dad and I actually don't speak anymore. It's still something that I'm trying to figure out and I definitely don't have…

— Michelle Zauner

When I write a song, that process is sort of entwined with a lyric or a chord progression that suits the vibe,…

— Michelle Zauner