I think honestly when I was younger I use to love going to carnivals in Long Island. I use to love carnival season; I would drive to every town going to carnivals. That was definitely a favorite memory.
MELANIE MARTINEZThere are obviously so many artists that are very inspiring, but I can’t say that they like – that I have someone in mind that is like a creative direction of where I want to go as an artist. I think I’m just doing my own thing.
More Melanie Martinez Quotes
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Just because I’m an artist doesn’t mean I should be treated differently.
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I think, being emotional is this thing that people think you’re not strong. They don’t look at you as a strong person, and it’s weird ‘cuz honestly being emotional has nothing to do with your strength.
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Mark Ryden is my favorite visual artist.
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I never had a lot of friends growing up so having this insane amount of love and support really means a lot to me.
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Found euphoria in the comfort of my own home.
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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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Doing music is time consuming, will drain you, and stress you out at times. But in the end if you love doing it, and you’re putting out music you’re proud of, it will never feel like work. It’ll just feel like love.
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If you can’t handle a heart like mine, don’t waste your time with me.
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When I first started writing the album, “Cry Baby” was a song that I really wanted to write because it represented all of these personal insecurities that I had for a long time.
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There is a certain level of patience you have to have with yourself to get to the finish line.
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I don’t really think about what people think of my music, and how they listen to it or what my demographic is.
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So like what I want to do is connect all of my albums and make it tell a bigger kind of story. So the first album is very focused on her family life and her love life.
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It’s like visual is super important to me. So if I am writing a song, like, I have to have the title.
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I’ll always definitely strive to write songs that are going to help people feel confident in themselves.
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Just like a flower, we blossom and transform with the proper sunlight, a balanced amount of water, enough fresh air and when we are firmly planted in the ground.
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