PUBLIC FORUM: Mitski on writing "Townie"

The room was DOWN when Mitski explained the writing process behind her rocking song "Townie" to Public Forum's 2017 Songwriting Festival - because sometimes you just want a simple chord progression, man.
PUBLIC FORUM: A Festival of Songwriting
Mitski & Tom Kitt
May 19, 2017 in Joe's Pub

[@wandermit6714]

shes wearing her white button down........

[@domiti9481]

I am a forest fire,
I am a forest fire and
I am the fire and
I am the forest and
I am a witness watching it,
I stand in a valley watching it, and
Your not there at all.

[@odadilucredheads3954]

my favorite rebel

[@luiysia]

she inspires me soooooo much :'''''''(

[@arantzazazzu]

Same!

[@iwanttodie5039]

i love her so much aw shucks!!!!

[@thatgirlchan]

nuuu this comment was so cute!

[@antonia8794]

this adds such an interesting layer to the song!

[@supreme5331]

A queen

[@FrownyMascot]

Love the fuck it mentality 😁

[@ldrxmitski]

and tomorrow she will release her single , success at its peak

[@Hehehawhaw94]

I love her so much

[@vladinstein]

"Fuck atonality!"

[@guadalupecevoli5063]

mitski is my religion

[@notarobot2047]

Wow.. a star!

[@facundod56]

im crying this is so cute and sad

[@Entperfect]

Townie will be my favorite song forever

[@Someone-fn3ij]

is she... wearing a button-up shirt?

[@urbestcowboy]

what's wrong with that 😭

[@soda6687]

@@urbestcowboy its a reference to her song a burning hill :)

[@Someone-fn3ij]

@@soda6687 that's right :) also it's just really attractive

[@alex.adamski]

And it's a white button down ;)

[@hissaa6635]

@@urbestcowboy today I will wear my white button down, I’m tired of wanting more

[@vickyselembasualdo8617]

i love her i love her shes so dear to me

[@slowdived1000]

i fucking love her omg

[@raysroom3223]

obsessed

[@swagwolf13]

my wife

[@irmakozkan4883]

i love her so much

[@dalanium98]

cool. The Public Theater logo

[@meeeeels]

soooooo good

[@awizard9835]

A poet

[@jeotkarag]

Aşk kadın

[@ervakerti6823]

TÜRK MİTSKİ FANI I-

[@jeotkarag]

@@ervakerti6823 kdjdnejfnejd unutmuşum bu yorumu

[@xinzhanghu6479]

!

[@gonzalodiez6336]

it's like how she changes the base in class of 2013🙏

[@eglelt219]

*nodding nodding*

[@hsnaah9892]

She is wearing a white button down. also Townie>>>

[@Lolzakiyah]

I love her so much