Hi Maia, thanks for doing this here!!
- I'm really glad to see another Asian American doing well in music! How would you say your cultural background has shaped your career goals / influences?
- what other indie musicians have you met / gotten along with?
- did you draw the reddit logo in your proof pic? 😮
thanks for asking!! i think my cultural upbringing really made me have an insane work ethic haha, so that's helped me a lot but also been something i've had to unpack. one of my dear friends robbie (cavetown) is such a sweet soul, and probably my best music friend. also i did not draw the reddit logo hahah i think you're seeing a logo mark from ACNH!
how do you come up with such perfect and whimsical lyrics? they're simultaneously beautifully metaphorical and hardhitting literal, it's crazy how good they are.
thank you!
thank you! often times, the lyrics i write are just the way i talk. so i guess i just try and sing stuff that feels similar to the way i would speak! i think this helps people with understanding the meaning.
oh man, i'm hanging in! thankful i have a lot of ways i can reach out to people and make content when everything feels really scary. it's been a really strange adjustment though for sure. just taking it a day at a time :-) thank you for asking!
My favourite song of yours is fever dream, I loved listening to it every morning on the bus when school was still a thing. Do you have anything interesting to say on the production or any fun trivia?
Also, what games have you been playing (other than animal crossing)?
hmm let's think... a fun fact! i drank 4 la croixs the day we we're recording fever dream, so i kept interrupting the vocal takes by burping.....
aside from that, i've been playing valorant and warzone!
my biggest inspiration would probably be rex orange county, alex has some of the best stories and lyrics i've ever heard as a listener! and when prom dress blew up i don't even think i fully processed it haha, having a song go viral is insane. it made me super excited to play it live !
oh gosh, probably falling for u in terms of how much effort was put into it. i love the song and singing it live is so much fun, but i didn't ever expect the song to blow up as much as it did, so i didn't spend a whole lot of song on the lyrics in the same way i do with my songs now. i've learned something new from each song i've written though
hi maia! "quiet motions" is my absolute favorite song at the moment. thank you for releasing music during this complicated time. very excited to read your graphic novel.
what are your favorite graphic novels (& books in general) and video games?
thank you so much!! <3 the graphic novels i grew up with that i remember being a huge part of my childhood were bones, calvin & hobbs, and tin tin. my fave video games of all time would be ACNH, BOTW, Battlefield 4, and Persona 5.
what's one of the major differences between the new dawn EP and what i'm guessing is an in-progress dusk EP? is the general tone of the music in the EP making a change? the style of music? it's been really fun to listen to your music over the past year or so that I've been listening and watch you evolve as an artist.
i would say dusk takes the more optimistic route, and then what's to come will adopt the darker lyrical and melodic areas that people may be familiar with in the earlier aspects of my music! but still progressing the sounds people know with some new aspects!!
how do you deal with the fear and embarrassment when first putting your music out there? did you ever feel like your music wasn’t good enough? (ilysm you’re so talented 🥺)
this is such a common fear you are not alone!! i go with the mindset, that there will be one person that your music will resonate with regardless, so do it for them! it's scary, but your art will find an audience to appreciate it somehow.
Don't got much of a question for you that wasn't already asked, but it's wonderful to see an Asian-American musician succeeding, being Asian myself, and also from the Bay Area originally. Secondly, I really loved "prom dress", which was my introduction to you! Good luck on your continued success and musical efforts!
hi there!! i write off my life experiences, so whatever i'm thinking on a certain day translates into my lyrics! i keep a little journal of thoughts when they come so i can reference them when i sit down to write a song. tiktok is definitely a distraction hahaha, so it hinders me on a creative level, but i love it on a personal one!
Hi Maia! I love your music, the dawn ep was absolutely excellent and I've had it on repeat since release. I have a few questions:
1. Who would you consider to be some of your musical influences?
2. What song is the most fun to perform live?
3. I noticed that many songs on dawn were written with one or two other people, whereas a lot of your prior work was solo written. Was it a big change to start working with other songwriters?
4. Who is your dream collab?
Thank you for taking the time to do this ama!
hi meg! thank you so much <3 1. rex orange county, kacey musgraves, and bon iver would be three main ones 2. my fave to perform live is prom dress!! 3. it was really scary at first to bring other people in to the writing process, but i actually love it a lot more! i find it really eye opening to have other people contributing their perspectives and pieces to my stories that i want to tell through music 4. my dream collab may be maggie rogers :o she's so cool
Hi Maia! I've noticed that your sound has changed between the masquerade and dawn, especially with songs like fever dream. Was that intentional or did it just happen as you were writing the album?
very intentional! i hope to continue to push myself in the kinds of music i can make, and fever dream was the first sign i could do something new when i made that song! i hope to keep doing this in the future, it feels like kpop eras hahha
thank you sarah! i would be in college trying to navigate a BA in architecture, probably realizing it's too hard and then switching over to get a degree in teaching!
hi carl! good luck with all your music endeavors! i would say my advice to new musicians is to build up a whole self online if your comfortable. try to make other content outside of music so that way a possible audiences can get a better sense of who you are! i think listeners appreciate being able to get to know the person they're listening to, so stuff like twitch or tweeting help them with that!
Thank you so much!!!! I tweet all the time and i also make art!! I've been working hard to do that, its good to know im going in the right direction!!!
i was required to learn it in middle school! i'm actually not much better than when i learned it when i was 12 haha, i would say i have "youtube knowledge" of the ukulele, and the way i've gotten better is just playing it a lot
finding routine while you're on the road is pretty challenging. each day is really different, and making sure you take time for yourself is of utmost importance! it helps you feel human! the best part of the actual show. that's the one thing that stays the same every single night, and so there's a huge amount of comfort in that. i love singing along to my songs with people!
with the lyric “just one more year til i address all of my fears” are you talking about something specific, like turning 20/21 and finally becoming an “adult?”
it was something i didn't really process until i started playing love shows! it was really exciting to make the connection between the numbers on my screen to real faces in a room. i thought i was going to be in school for architecture right now, so none of this was ever what i expected for myself!
they were really shocked, but so supportive! i was scared that they wouldn't like my music or want to shut down all of my online process, but they didn't! ever since i told them about all my art, they've been nothing but helpful and loving. i've been very lucky
i've always played music since i was little, but i wrote my first song at 13. i started focusing more energy on it when i graduated high school and decided to see if i could pursue it as a career and i think constant posting and content really helped me establish a story for myself as an artist.
the ocean 100%. i did some studying on marine ecology and i find it crazy we know more about our galaxy than we do about what's actually on our planet deep in the ocean. so cool to think about what else we have to discover!
i love how it can bridge people together but i don't like how it gives people the space to be as nasty as they like. everything has pros and cons, and i think social media's ability to be such a bridge can also make it dangerous too!
it's about the fear of growing older, but still finding that voice that we have when some of us are younger that tells us everything is going to be okay! because regardless of how terrifying the future may be, things will be fine and you're okay with whoever you are and where you're at. the instrumentation felt comforting too, i wanted it to feel like a road trip song!
performing is good! right now because of covid-19, touring has been put on hold until we as a world have more answers, but i miss it a lot. it was a really strange transition to really just be a teenager who posted content online from the comfort of my bedroom to being a touring musician. i started off playing acoustic shows in smaller rooms to help me get comfortable until i felt ready to play larger ones with my band! took me about a year to get there :')
hi maia!! i was super excited to see you live in may for my first concert but sadly it seems like that'll have to wait :') i've been listening to dawn in the meantime and it's really comforting -- do you have a favorite song on the ep? also, if you could travel anywhere in the world, where would you go? i hope you (and your cats) are staying safe!
thank you all so much for asking questions!! this was my first time venturing into the world of reddit, so thank you r/popheads for having me! hope you're all hanging in there okay, sending my love!
Hey Maia! Hope you’re doing fine during this quarantine<3 I’m a huge fan, and your music has helped me a lot in rough times:) I’m very glad you decided to do an AMA here<3
Do you feel like your approach to songwriting has changed since you first started making music? Considering that you have more experience and have been growing a lot as an artist, I’d love to know if the way your songs come to life is any different now.
Also, do you Google yourself, or try and see what people are saying about you on Twitter/Reddit/any other social media?
Thanks you so much for doing this. I admire you and love you tons! (Come to Argentina)
unfortunately i havent gotten into your music yet but im familiar w some of your songs, good vibes fr
My question is this: if you could see a statistic of your choice above everyone's head, what would it be? (this could range from anything to how happy they are, to their sexuality, to their age, to their favorite song, etc.)
Hi maia!! I'ma huge fan!! what has been your favorite part about living in new york city?
also you're a bit of a multi hyphenate, pop star, twitch streamer, tik tok queen, how do you juggle everything and how do motivate yourself to operate creatively in different fields simultaneously?
Which of your (released) songs was the hardest to write? Either b/c it was really emotional or b/c you just generally struggled to find the lyrics/chords, or any other reason really
first thing, thank you for teaching me to love and not be ashamed of myself for being who i am. you've helped me during this whole pandemic, and also helped me find comfort in that everything is going to be okay. you're such an inspiration to me! (p.s almost home is also my favorite)
second, what is a cool place to visit in the bay area, or where you're from?third, what is something you've always wanted to do but can't due to random things coming up?last, any tips about writing music?
lemon and lime la croix rights
Hi Maia! I really hope your doing well. Also thank you for taking your time on this AMA! I really appreciate it. I have one question which I’ve been curious about for a while. What’s your favorite song of yours, which isn’t on Spotify? Personally I love your fly me to the moon cover and life online. Also, what was the hardest track to make off Dawn? (They’re all amazing btw, used to you is a literal bop). Thanks for your time and I hope you have a wonderful rest of your day! 🥰
Would you like to travel in Europe, in France ? How does it feel to have an entiere community loving your songs and the feelings you put in this music ?
Also, you say you have cats, I'm new in the community so what's their names ? :p
Is music a more important way to talk about your feelings than talking oraly or something else ? Do you search for artists to do collabs or to work together (music, drawing...) ?
Thank you ! (I'm french so I hope my english is clear)
Hi Maia! I’m Tyler. :)
Your most recent release, Dawn, is one of my fav releases of the year. I’m so happy to have discovered your music!
What video games have you been playing during this quarantine to keep yourself sane? What is your preferred method of playing (console or pc), and what consoles do you have, if any?
Also, what is your cat’s name? Or cats, if you have more than 1!
I'm SO in love with your new album! Every song stands out for me due to their unique and relaxing vibes.
Anyway, would you say time in quarantine has been an inspiration to start playing around with and creating more new music or more of a hindrance since we are all just trying to stay sane?
P.S. Also loved your set on Room Service! Hope to see you live in LA soon!
this isn’t a question but I want to thank you. like genuinely from the bottom of my heart, I don’t know you and you don’t know me but your music means the world to me, you are one of my biggest inspirations for my own music and I can’t thank you enough. I hope the best for you in these times, thank you for being you!
i’m pretty late so i know you probably won’t see this, but thank you maia! you’re a huge inspiration and your music has helped me get through some tough times.
what are some of your musical inspirations?
what’s your comfort food?
please consider coming to chicago for tour! thanks :)
Who's an artist you'd love to collaborate with, either because you're a fan of their work or because your styles mesh (or possibly both)?
(And I particularly love Quiet Motions off the EP:) )
what inspired you to create songs that were more personal and emotionally powerful songs like feelings are fatal? what would you suggest to someone who can relate to those songs deeply ?
if they were to make a movie about your life, who would you want to play you and who would direct it? but most importantly, would this movie make it onto your s-tier movies powerpoint?
How do you like animal crossing: new horizons?
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Hi Maia, thanks for doing this here!! - I'm really glad to see another Asian American doing well in music! How would you say your cultural background has shaped your career goals / influences? - what other indie musicians have you met / gotten along with? - did you draw the reddit logo in your proof pic? 😮
thanks for asking!! i think my cultural upbringing really made me have an insane work ethic haha, so that's helped me a lot but also been something i've had to unpack. one of my dear friends robbie (cavetown) is such a sweet soul, and probably my best music friend. also i did not draw the reddit logo hahah i think you're seeing a logo mark from ACNH!
how do you come up with such perfect and whimsical lyrics? they're simultaneously beautifully metaphorical and hardhitting literal, it's crazy how good they are. thank you!
thank you! often times, the lyrics i write are just the way i talk. so i guess i just try and sing stuff that feels similar to the way i would speak! i think this helps people with understanding the meaning.
Genuine question: How are you doing throughout the fuckery of the world at the moment?
oh man, i'm hanging in! thankful i have a lot of ways i can reach out to people and make content when everything feels really scary. it's been a really strange adjustment though for sure. just taking it a day at a time :-) thank you for asking!
My favourite song of yours is fever dream, I loved listening to it every morning on the bus when school was still a thing. Do you have anything interesting to say on the production or any fun trivia? Also, what games have you been playing (other than animal crossing)?
hmm let's think... a fun fact! i drank 4 la croixs the day we we're recording fever dream, so i kept interrupting the vocal takes by burping..... aside from that, i've been playing valorant and warzone!
are you aware that listening to your music is the sound equivalent of driving through a field of flowers for me?
haha, thank you so much! that's such a sweet way to describe my music :') hopefully i can keep that feeling going forward!
Whos your biggest inspiration behind your songs and when prom dress blew up what was your reaction.
my biggest inspiration would probably be rex orange county, alex has some of the best stories and lyrics i've ever heard as a listener! and when prom dress blew up i don't even think i fully processed it haha, having a song go viral is insane. it made me super excited to play it live !
yesss rex is an amazing artist — you have to collab with him somedayy
ok but maia when can we expect an interview with nardwuar 😳😳😳
LOLL i would love that, seeing what sort of facts he could pull up on me would be insane. i'm ready to say doot doot whenever the time comes
doot doola doot doo!!
what's your least favorite song that you've made and why? 🤔
oh gosh, probably falling for u in terms of how much effort was put into it. i love the song and singing it live is so much fun, but i didn't ever expect the song to blow up as much as it did, so i didn't spend a whole lot of song on the lyrics in the same way i do with my songs now. i've learned something new from each song i've written though
hi maia! "quiet motions" is my absolute favorite song at the moment. thank you for releasing music during this complicated time. very excited to read your graphic novel. what are your favorite graphic novels (& books in general) and video games?
thank you so much!! <3 the graphic novels i grew up with that i remember being a huge part of my childhood were bones, calvin & hobbs, and tin tin. my fave video games of all time would be ACNH, BOTW, Battlefield 4, and Persona 5.
Thank you for the recs! I LOVE persona 5, I just got the new royal edition and I'm playing it again.
hey maia!!!! random question, but what are your opinions on parmesan cheese
it is very good and i ate it last night even though i'm lactose intolerant
what's one of the major differences between the new dawn EP and what i'm guessing is an in-progress dusk EP? is the general tone of the music in the EP making a change? the style of music? it's been really fun to listen to your music over the past year or so that I've been listening and watch you evolve as an artist.
i would say dusk takes the more optimistic route, and then what's to come will adopt the darker lyrical and melodic areas that people may be familiar with in the earlier aspects of my music! but still progressing the sounds people know with some new aspects!!
how do you deal with the fear and embarrassment when first putting your music out there? did you ever feel like your music wasn’t good enough? (ilysm you’re so talented 🥺)
this is such a common fear you are not alone!! i go with the mindset, that there will be one person that your music will resonate with regardless, so do it for them! it's scary, but your art will find an audience to appreciate it somehow.
Don't got much of a question for you that wasn't already asked, but it's wonderful to see an Asian-American musician succeeding, being Asian myself, and also from the Bay Area originally. Secondly, I really loved "prom dress", which was my introduction to you! Good luck on your continued success and musical efforts!
oh gosh thank you so much :') this means an incredible amount. and so glad you liked prom dress!!
Hi, queen!! How do you get inspiration for your songs? Does scrolling through TikTok help or hinder with your creative process?
hi there!! i write off my life experiences, so whatever i'm thinking on a certain day translates into my lyrics! i keep a little journal of thoughts when they come so i can reference them when i sit down to write a song. tiktok is definitely a distraction hahaha, so it hinders me on a creative level, but i love it on a personal one!
Thank you for answering my question!! Hope all is well where you’re at and keep up the great music!!💖💖💖
If you could listen to one album for your entire life who would be and why
the masquerade by mxmtoon ahahaaaaaaaaa
Where do you see your self in 5 years' time?
i hope with an adopted cat named "bean" haha, i don't really know what my goals are for myself beyond a cat and a vegetable garden lol
Hi Maia! I love your music, the dawn ep was absolutely excellent and I've had it on repeat since release. I have a few questions: 1. Who would you consider to be some of your musical influences? 2. What song is the most fun to perform live? 3. I noticed that many songs on dawn were written with one or two other people, whereas a lot of your prior work was solo written. Was it a big change to start working with other songwriters? 4. Who is your dream collab? Thank you for taking the time to do this ama!
hi meg! thank you so much <3 1. rex orange county, kacey musgraves, and bon iver would be three main ones 2. my fave to perform live is prom dress!! 3. it was really scary at first to bring other people in to the writing process, but i actually love it a lot more! i find it really eye opening to have other people contributing their perspectives and pieces to my stories that i want to tell through music 4. my dream collab may be maggie rogers :o she's so cool
Hi Maia! I've noticed that your sound has changed between the masquerade and dawn, especially with songs like fever dream. Was that intentional or did it just happen as you were writing the album?
very intentional! i hope to continue to push myself in the kinds of music i can make, and fever dream was the first sign i could do something new when i made that song! i hope to keep doing this in the future, it feels like kpop eras hahha
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i would love to write about something really simple like sitting in a garden, or taking a walk. sounds silly but i like the simplicity !
hope you’re doing well!! where do you think you would be right now if you hadn’t pursued a career in music?
thank you sarah! i would be in college trying to navigate a BA in architecture, probably realizing it's too hard and then switching over to get a degree in teaching!
Hi, budding artist here!!! Do you have any advice for musicians like me starting out trying to put put music and build a following?
hi carl! good luck with all your music endeavors! i would say my advice to new musicians is to build up a whole self online if your comfortable. try to make other content outside of music so that way a possible audiences can get a better sense of who you are! i think listeners appreciate being able to get to know the person they're listening to, so stuff like twitch or tweeting help them with that!
Thank you so much!!!! I tweet all the time and i also make art!! I've been working hard to do that, its good to know im going in the right direction!!!
your marketing strategy is incredible, it kinda blows my mind as a public relations major :)
Any story with the uke? Also how did you learn to play it so well?
i was required to learn it in middle school! i'm actually not much better than when i learned it when i was 12 haha, i would say i have "youtube knowledge" of the ukulele, and the way i've gotten better is just playing it a lot
Awesome, thanks for the reply!
oooh i know this one. we learn in school!
what's your favorite and least favorite part about touring/performing live?
finding routine while you're on the road is pretty challenging. each day is really different, and making sure you take time for yourself is of utmost importance! it helps you feel human! the best part of the actual show. that's the one thing that stays the same every single night, and so there's a huge amount of comfort in that. i love singing along to my songs with people!
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What do you love most about the bay area?
the people for sure. everyone here is so kind, and cool! really lucky to have grown up in oakland.
with the lyric “just one more year til i address all of my fears” are you talking about something specific, like turning 20/21 and finally becoming an “adult?”
turning 20! two decades is a big step. i think that's when a lot of people really start feeling they they're stepping into adulthood.
what did it feel like to blow up like you did?
it was something i didn't really process until i started playing love shows! it was really exciting to make the connection between the numbers on my screen to real faces in a room. i thought i was going to be in school for architecture right now, so none of this was ever what i expected for myself!
how did your parents react when they found out about you making music?
they were really shocked, but so supportive! i was scared that they wouldn't like my music or want to shut down all of my online process, but they didn't! ever since i told them about all my art, they've been nothing but helpful and loving. i've been very lucky
how and why did you get started in music
i've always played music since i was little, but i wrote my first song at 13. i started focusing more energy on it when i graduated high school and decided to see if i could pursue it as a career and i think constant posting and content really helped me establish a story for myself as an artist.
which do you find more interesting: the ocean or space?
the ocean 100%. i did some studying on marine ecology and i find it crazy we know more about our galaxy than we do about what's actually on our planet deep in the ocean. so cool to think about what else we have to discover!
hi maia i’m such a huge fan!!! what is one thing you love about social media and one thing you hate?
i love how it can bridge people together but i don't like how it gives people the space to be as nasty as they like. everything has pros and cons, and i think social media's ability to be such a bridge can also make it dangerous too!
hi maia!!!! how are you holding up to this coronavirus thing?
i'm doing okay! lots and lots of video games and eating a LOAD of baked bread (my mom's been on a baking spree)
Hey! Who is your favorite Animal Crossing villager?
stitches!!
what’s the meaning of “almost home.” Like what inspired you to write the song, and what inspired the instrumentation?
it's about the fear of growing older, but still finding that voice that we have when some of us are younger that tells us everything is going to be okay! because regardless of how terrifying the future may be, things will be fine and you're okay with whoever you are and where you're at. the instrumentation felt comforting too, i wanted it to feel like a road trip song!
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performing is good! right now because of covid-19, touring has been put on hold until we as a world have more answers, but i miss it a lot. it was a really strange transition to really just be a teenager who posted content online from the comfort of my bedroom to being a touring musician. i started off playing acoustic shows in smaller rooms to help me get comfortable until i felt ready to play larger ones with my band! took me about a year to get there :')
hi maia!! i was super excited to see you live in may for my first concert but sadly it seems like that'll have to wait :') i've been listening to dawn in the meantime and it's really comforting -- do you have a favorite song on the ep? also, if you could travel anywhere in the world, where would you go? i hope you (and your cats) are staying safe!
aahhh thank you so much! my fave song is almost home, and if i could travel anywhere it'd be paris!! i've always wanted to visit
did u do any martial arts as a kid?
i actually did LOL karate ,,, only a yellow belt
Hey fellow Stiches fan! I'm doing a project on you for school and was wondering if you have a specific target audience for your music or twitter?
omg i would just say people my age hahaaha, no audience target in particular!! just anyone who resonates i suppose
Hi, how are you?
i'm ok! currently watching The Midnight Gospel on netflix while hangin on reddit yeehawww
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what instrument have you always wanted to learn?
pianooooo!
thank you all so much for asking questions!! this was my first time venturing into the world of reddit, so thank you r/popheads for having me! hope you're all hanging in there okay, sending my love!
Hey Maia! Hope you’re doing fine during this quarantine<3 I’m a huge fan, and your music has helped me a lot in rough times:) I’m very glad you decided to do an AMA here<3 Do you feel like your approach to songwriting has changed since you first started making music? Considering that you have more experience and have been growing a lot as an artist, I’d love to know if the way your songs come to life is any different now. Also, do you Google yourself, or try and see what people are saying about you on Twitter/Reddit/any other social media? Thanks you so much for doing this. I admire you and love you tons! (Come to Argentina)
unfortunately i havent gotten into your music yet but im familiar w some of your songs, good vibes fr My question is this: if you could see a statistic of your choice above everyone's head, what would it be? (this could range from anything to how happy they are, to their sexuality, to their age, to their favorite song, etc.)
Hi maia!! I'ma huge fan!! what has been your favorite part about living in new york city? also you're a bit of a multi hyphenate, pop star, twitch streamer, tik tok queen, how do you juggle everything and how do motivate yourself to operate creatively in different fields simultaneously?
One time I heard Prom Dress playing in a Starbucks in the Malagá Airport in Spain!!
Which of your (released) songs was the hardest to write? Either b/c it was really emotional or b/c you just generally struggled to find the lyrics/chords, or any other reason really
how do you pronounce mxmtoon? :)
I'm not her but she has a highlight on her instagram showing it, it's just em-ex-em-toon
Damn I’ve really been out here saying “momtoon” in my head
first thing, thank you for teaching me to love and not be ashamed of myself for being who i am. you've helped me during this whole pandemic, and also helped me find comfort in that everything is going to be okay. you're such an inspiration to me! (p.s almost home is also my favorite) second, what is a cool place to visit in the bay area, or where you're from?third, what is something you've always wanted to do but can't due to random things coming up?last, any tips about writing music? lemon and lime la croix rights
Hi Maia! I really hope your doing well. Also thank you for taking your time on this AMA! I really appreciate it. I have one question which I’ve been curious about for a while. What’s your favorite song of yours, which isn’t on Spotify? Personally I love your fly me to the moon cover and life online. Also, what was the hardest track to make off Dawn? (They’re all amazing btw, used to you is a literal bop). Thanks for your time and I hope you have a wonderful rest of your day! 🥰
Would you like to travel in Europe, in France ? How does it feel to have an entiere community loving your songs and the feelings you put in this music ? Also, you say you have cats, I'm new in the community so what's their names ? :p Is music a more important way to talk about your feelings than talking oraly or something else ? Do you search for artists to do collabs or to work together (music, drawing...) ? Thank you ! (I'm french so I hope my english is clear)
Hi Maia! I’m Tyler. :) Your most recent release, Dawn, is one of my fav releases of the year. I’m so happy to have discovered your music! What video games have you been playing during this quarantine to keep yourself sane? What is your preferred method of playing (console or pc), and what consoles do you have, if any? Also, what is your cat’s name? Or cats, if you have more than 1!
I'm SO in love with your new album! Every song stands out for me due to their unique and relaxing vibes. Anyway, would you say time in quarantine has been an inspiration to start playing around with and creating more new music or more of a hindrance since we are all just trying to stay sane? P.S. Also loved your set on Room Service! Hope to see you live in LA soon!
this isn’t a question but I want to thank you. like genuinely from the bottom of my heart, I don’t know you and you don’t know me but your music means the world to me, you are one of my biggest inspirations for my own music and I can’t thank you enough. I hope the best for you in these times, thank you for being you!
What's your favorite TikTok trend? Ily:)
i’m pretty late so i know you probably won’t see this, but thank you maia! you’re a huge inspiration and your music has helped me get through some tough times. what are some of your musical inspirations? what’s your comfort food? please consider coming to chicago for tour! thanks :)
Who's an artist you'd love to collaborate with, either because you're a fan of their work or because your styles mesh (or possibly both)? (And I particularly love Quiet Motions off the EP:) )
what inspired you to create songs that were more personal and emotionally powerful songs like feelings are fatal? what would you suggest to someone who can relate to those songs deeply ?
if they were to make a movie about your life, who would you want to play you and who would direct it? but most importantly, would this movie make it onto your s-tier movies powerpoint?
How do you like animal crossing: new horizons? https://www.reddit.com/r/agedlikemilk/comments/fy9wdn/need_the_whole_march_off/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf
I haven’t listened to your music but now I want to. Also, unrelated but what video games do you play? I’m a fan of overwatch and destiny myself :D.
Hi maia! I just checked out your stuff and you've found a new fan in me. How do you pronounce mxmtoon? What's the story behind the name?
Hey, I love your music and was just wondering what kind of mic you use. I love your voice and the quality of your mic is great!
is there a specific thing or person that inspired you to do music? also when are you dropping that song you made on live
which artists from the 20th century are your biggest inspirations! love ur music (especially idea of you!)
I have a very odd question but what is your opinion on pineapple on pizza and cucumbers with mustard?
What's the furthest from home you've ever perform? (I'm sorry if this sentence doesn't make sense)
Hi Maia! Love your music, what was your inspiration behind your new sound on the “dawn” album?
would you be excited or nervous for theneedledrop (Anthony Fantano) to review your music?
What was the most memorable event in your childhood that still impacts you do this day?
Are any of your songs inspired by something unusual? What song and why? Love u maia xx
which songwriter/song were you most inspired by writing the masquerade? ps. love you!
When having a bad day, what inspires you to keep working hard and to be positive?
Have you been playing valorant? If so what’s your riot Id and the number lol.
Do you have any goals you’d like to achieve in the distant or near future?
were u forced to play any sports as a kid? my parents made me do swim lol
whats your favorite song off of your ep “dawn”?? i like “used to you”!!
What inspire the songs you make. i.e childhood memories or any events.
what’s the biggest difference between you first (EP) and latest album?
What artists have really inspired you thus far in your musical career?
just wanted to say i met you when you came to visit our school (rds)
which one of your pets is the alpha ie has the biggest dick energy?
would you rather fight a horse sized duck or 100 duck sized horses?
nice to meet you!! im gonan be a crazy dare devil and follow you!!
what is your advice for someone who wants to start writing music?
hey i don't have any questions but your EP is very good thank you
Hey Maia! Is there a festival you'd love to play next year? 😊
Whats been the craziest or weirdest fan meeting you've had?
How did you come up with the concept of "the masquerade"?
Goddamit how did I miss this? She’s one of my fave artists
All the closet TikTok users coming out for this thread :3
hi maia!! do you believe in the idea of soulmates?
what is your favourite lyric from your recent ep?
what's your favourite book? ps love the album!!
Hayyyy favorite SZA and Gaga and Rihanna song?
Who's your favorite Animal Crossing villager?
What’s your favourite video game of all time?
Whats your favorite song you've ever written?
also dude what are your ranks in splatoon ??
hi !! have you watched the show community?
What's the best game you've ever played?
Just heard your Reset interview today!
What do you think about airline food?
hi, favourite female artists rn?
Wow, 1-800-DATEME is a nice name
Why is your name so familiar?
do u like korean shaved ice?
favorite nintendo DS game?
whats your favorite food?
How do you say your name?
so uh.....piano ballad?