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 Child Copy Share Image
But for a song like 'Paprika,' I typically feel like I need to experience anguish a lot of the time to feel… — Michelle Zauner Anguish Copy Share Image
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 Attitude Copy Share Image
It was really difficult to tour on 'Psychopomp' for a year and do the press cycle and talk to people three or… — Michelle Zauner Day Copy Share Image
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 Beauty Copy Share Image
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 City 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
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 was a late bloomer when it came to reading. My parents didn't really read. Neither one of my parents went to… — Michelle Zauner Books 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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 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 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
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 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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
I was completely shocked - two Grammy nominations. I've said it out loud to myself about 100 times. — Michelle Zauner 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
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
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've never felt so physically and emotionally and mentally drained than I have on our shoots. — Michelle Zauner 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
Persimmons are pretty present in a lot of Asian cultures, as gifts that you give to people. — Michelle Zauner Asian 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 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 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 Childhood Copy Share Image
