Mitski

I think people don't realize how little of being an artist is making art.

When I go onstage and am performing the way I want to... I finally feel like myself.

Everything is so chaotic and messy in the world, and I have always felt kind of dirty.

Music was the one thing that was just mine, and no one could take it from me. I created it, dictated it, and it made me not able to let go of it.

Being an outsider makes you a really good writer.

I'm punk, but I love gold.

I actually love the summer. When I went to Miami on tour, I was actually like, 'I love this place.'

I would love for Rivers Cuomo to listen to my music and see what he thinks.

Often I've had problems automatically bending to a lover's will, becoming what I know they want me to be. Immediately, I learn all the music they love, listen to it, study it, instead of being like, 'This is what I love!'

When you love someone and care about them, you want what's best for them, and it's always the hardest thing to realize maybe you aren't what's best for them, how hard you try.

You can be heartbroken about a relationship but also, from it, realize you are you, and you're okay with who you are or where you came from.

I've stopped wanting a home, I think, because I've been on tour all my life, basically.