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It’s just interesting how people relate my success when I would like to think that I worked my ass off for a reason and that it’s about the music and not because I was on a TV show.

Melanie Martinez

I’ll always definitely strive to write songs that are going to help people feel confident in themselves.
MELANIE MARTINEZ

Confidence Help People Writing
And still as an adult like I do as well, you know what I mean like I literally just cried in the first interview that I had today. Like, I’m just a very emotional human.
MELANIE MARTINEZ

Adult Cry Emotion Human Myself
You are the seashell planting your existence on the shore catching the attention of many even if they aren’t picking you up, but just merely walking by.
MELANIE MARTINEZ

Attention Existence Plant Yourself
It’s very hard to be an artist, on my first album, and I’m like asking for money for a music video for every song – it’s so hard to do. You have to pick your battles for sure, but I definitely want – and I’ve always worked to make it all connect – for all of it to feel cohesive.
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Album Artist Battle Connection Hard Money Music Myself Video Work
I’m happy that I get to work with people that I enjoy being around. It’s really cool when people understand and want to help your vision and are like rooting for you. I just, I love them a lot.
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Enjoyment Happiness Help Love People Vision Work
I’m insane, I’m emotional, but I’d rather be that than a robot. So that’s definitely something that I wanted to get out there. Especially with Cry Baby’s story, because the album is about Cry Baby but I realized that me and her went through the same change.
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Change Emotional Herself Myself Sanity
I’m not used to writing about happy emotions, I’m just used to pulling from my sad or angry – happy emotions are very hard for me to portray in music.
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Angry Emotion Happiness Music Myself Sad Writing
I’m happy that I get to work with people that I enjoy being around. It’s really cool when people understand and want to help your vision and are like rooting for you. I just, I love them a lot.
MELANIE MARTINEZ

Enjoyment Happiness Help Love People Vision Work
I was genuinely happy when I wrote that song [Training Wheels] and very in love. That’s a very rare emotion to evoke out of me.
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Emotion Happiness Love Myself Song Writing
Everyone wants to be good but good is only what we’re taught to perceive.
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Deep Goodness Wisdom
We all have holes, chips and scratches on us but these wear marks represent our journey, our wisdom, our knowledge, our lessons learned, our strength, and our vitality.
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Journey Knowledge Learning Lesson Ourselves Represent Strength Wisdom
I’m not used to writing about happy emotions, I’m just used to pulling from my sad or angry – happy emotions are very hard for me to portray in music.
MELANIE MARTINEZ

Angry Emotion Happiness Music Myself Sad Writing
I was very vocal about how I wanted to be portrayed on the show, and how I wanted the stage setup to be.
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Appearance Myself Performance Rule Voice
I definitely have worked trying to create music that inspires girls to feel confident and strong, and feel like they can do anything.
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Confidence Creation Inspirational Music Work
I’m pretty excited for people to listen to the story of each song. It’s definitely like a giant book with different stories in it. They are all very child-like but also a balance between light and dark.
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When I create it is the only time the past, present and future all meet me at once.
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Creation Future Myself Past Present Time

It’s just interesting how people relate my success when I would like to think that I worked my ass off for a reason and that it’s about the music and not because I was on a TV show.

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It’s just interesting how people relate my success when I would like to think that I worked my ass off for a reason and that it’s about the music and not because I was on a TV show.

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