I've been lucky to come up when there's such a huge explosion of women, and especially Asian women, in music. — Michelle Zauner Asian Copy Share Image
But I still definitely go to H Mart probably like once or twice a week to get my groceries. It's a very… — Michelle Zauner Copy Share Image
I never thought I would be able to play in Seoul, the city where my mother was raised and I was born,… — Michelle Zauner Copy Share Image
So chess is kind of this nice thing that I have no real aspiration for. It's just a frivolous thing I can… — Michelle Zauner Chess Copy Share Image
Once death was really close to me, I suddenly became very fearful of it. I think that lit a fire in me… — Michelle Zauner Copy Share Image
I knew that I wanted my third album to be the most drama and the strongest foot forward - every muscle flexing… — Michelle Zauner Drama 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
Persimmons are pretty present in a lot of Asian cultures, as gifts that you give to people. — Michelle Zauner Asian 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've been working with my stylist for a long time, Cece Liu. We've gone from buying and returning clothing, to this point… — Michelle Zauner Dress Copy Share Image
One of my more recent favorite memories is of traveling to Jeonju with my aunt and uncle. After my mother passed away,… — Michelle Zauner Favorite memories Copy Share Image
My favorite thing that I'm learning, in particular, is that the type of love between an immigrant parent and their child growing… — Michelle Zauner America Copy Share Image
One thing that I really love about making records is that you can flow through fiction and non-fiction but, ultimately, everything's a… — Michelle Zauner Copy Share Image
There was a couple weeks when I was like, I'm going vegan and gluten free. Then I was trying all these weird… — Michelle Zauner Control Copy Share Image
Even as a teenager, when I made mix CDs for people, it all had this sort of track flow: I like to… — Michelle Zauner Copy Share Image
I feel so overwhelmed by the kind of double hitter of a successful book and record. I just assumed at least one… — Michelle Zauner Book 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
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 was completely shocked - two Grammy nominations. I've said it out loud to myself about 100 times. — Michelle Zauner 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 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
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 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 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
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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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 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 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 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
My records have a lot of collaborators on them, and when you're writing a book, it's a very insular process that's very… — Michelle Zauner Books Copy Share Image
I finished the rough draft of 'Crying in H Mart' in July of 2020. My editor had it for five to six… — Michelle Zauner Art work Copy Share Image
