Mitski On Industry Struggles: "I Renegotiated My Contract With My Label, And Decided To Keep Making Records"

When Mitski played New York’s Central Park Summerstage in 2019, she shocked the crowd, telling them that it would be her last show “indefinitely.” Later on, Mitski had to reassure fans that she wasn’t permanently quitting, that she was just taking a step away and quitting social media. But as Mitski kept saying vague things about “quitting,” she often seemed uninterested in maintaining a forward-facing music career, even when that career hit dizzy new heights. Earlier this year, for ...