Top 35 Soccer Mommy Quotes

Mitski is an influence to me as a writer.

I have to not let anything get to me and not get an ego about it and just do what I want to do, do things because I like them, and make the music that I like unapologetically.

It’s not that I can’t collaborate. It’s just that I don’t know how to say no to people. If someone’s like, ‘Let’s write a song together,’ it’s like, ‘You’ll write the song, and I’m gonna okay everything.’ It’s very hard to think that their ideas work with what I’m trying to do.

It hasn’t been a conscious thing, like, ‘I don’t want to listen to a bunch of dudes,’ but I genuinely like music by women better.

I love Grimes!

I’m not really a sports girl anymore – I used to be a huge sports girl.

When I released ‘Songs From My Bedroom’… that’s the one that people started actually listening to.

I went through a lot of maturing in a year or two. I left all my best friends, and I didn’t really want to make new friends, so I spent a lot of time inside just being depressed.

Playing all the time keeps you on everybody’s mind.

‘Still Clean’ discusses the hopelessness of waiting for someone who’s abandoned you.

I’m a huge fan of Joni Mitchell, and I think her music has inspired me lyrically and guitar-wise.

I think I’m much more of a guitar-songwriter than a singer. I start with chords and then test out melodies rather than improvising over it.

When I signed my first record deal, I brought it over to my lawyer to look over.

It’s hard for me to see myself as meaningful, but people seem to like my music, so who knows. Maybe my music is empowering some more young women to pick up songwriting/playing.

I have more of a soccer dad. He was always the one taking us to sports practice.

Those reflective moments for me usually come from loneliness and separation from people.

The summer after high school, I got a TASCAM because I had been writing a lot and thought it would be cool if I recorded stuff not just on my phone.

When a lot of people think about how to be business-savvy as an artist, they think about how to brand themselves. At the end of the day, that stuff doesn’t really help you. People know when you’re being fake.

It’s good to try and stay humble and down to earth, despite media and social media.

I think all girls do struggle with image, despite not knowing what’s going on with other people.

I definitely learned stuff like advancing a show, what percentage I should be paid, what’s going be in a contract I’m going sign.

I haven’t had a terrible relationship, but I’ve always been the type in a relationship to give too much and not speak out about problems I had or problems that were bothering me. I just wouldn’t stand up for myself in any way if I was upset about something.

I’ve always wanted to do stuff to help encourage more women to play, whether it’s booking women on my shows at home, even when I was just playing DIY shows, or booking benefit shows and having all women play.

You’re always just going to be who you are.

I don’t really idolize artists.

I’ve had so many young girls come up to me after a show and say, ‘How do I start putting my music on Bandcamp?’ or ‘I used to play music, but I don’t anymore, and I really want to start writing again.’ That’s just the most amazing feeling.

I don’t talk with people about how I am feeling – I just usually write a song about it.

When I was younger, I definitely wish I had felt more… I just wish I had started actually putting out my music earlier because I didn’t do it until I graduated high school and felt like I was leaving. That’s mostly because I have never liked my voice a lot or been like a particularly great singer.

Social media being used to discover new artists is great. There’s not a barrier to enter the industry. People can just post music and share it. And if it’s good enough, and people like it, it will grow.

I think a lot of women could be making great music but still don’t feel like they’re capable – in fact, I know that’s the case for a lot of young girls who try to do music.

I was just happy with having friends that I liked and going to shows that I wanted to see.

‘Your Dog’ I tried to re-record at my house, like, four times after the studio recordings were done.

I am way too competitive! I get so crazy that I don’t even care.

I’ve seen girls start playing music who have told me they were inspired by me.

I was definitely thinking I’d go to college and make music on the side.