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.
MELANIE MARTINEZI’m very, very in touch with my emotions.
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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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Eventually I realized that Cry Baby was a character that was based off of me, and that we had a lot of similarities.
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Indulging in the pleasures of creation.
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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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I have definitely noticed I am very passionate. So if I’m fighting with someone I’ll be SO super loud and aggressive, and make sure that my point is heard.
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Everyone wants to be good but good is only what we’re taught to perceive.
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I love directing my music videos and writing video treatments, and I think it’s all just because I love the visual aspect of it as well.
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I go with what I like and I generally just cling to things that are pastel and remind me of being a little kid. It’s just what it is right now, but I go through phases.
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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.
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On the show [the Voice] I obviously wasn’t allowed [singing my own original music], because it’s not that type of show. I think it’s really cool that I get to do my own thing now.
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No human interaction, just killing dead parts of myself to make room for the new.
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Love starts inside of you.
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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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I’m very, very in touch with my emotions.
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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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