Atsuko Okatsuka

Like, you know, Margaret Cho or Tig Notaro, people I had watched.

Love.

I feel like I was talking about how I'm kind of newer still at learning how to make friends as an adult.

I grew up with my mom and grandma who never talked growing up.

They didn't listen to any music.

We just sat in silence.

We lived in that garage.

my mom has schizophrenia and didn't have any friends.

So I didn't really watch them socialize and also have interest in stuff.

So it was hard for me to figure out even like, how do I build a personality?

I didn't have siblings.

I didn't have siblings who could tell me the difference between white people.

You know what I mean?

Being like, hey, this is a new song.

This is the latest songs that we're listening to at school.

I didn't have that.

So I think it took me a little longer to figure out what the hell is my taste or my voice.

But then I just knew the things I was gravitated towards.

um i think watching my mom suffer all her life and still to this day you know she's still like very very much bedridden and you know can't drive she has seizures too so you know she's just very alone while i get to like tour the world and have different experiences yeah i just i can picture her you know even right now she's just you know in in her bed right watching tv and

You know watching other people like live life.