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

Melanie Martinez

Cry Baby is a character so I think that the next album is going to be about a specific thing in her life or another place in her world. It’s going to be a bit deeper into a bigger picture.
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Big Character Life Photograph Place Thinking World
When I was younger I used to be really into photography, and I still am, I just don’t really get to do it besides taking my own artists photos and stuff like that.
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Artist Myself Photography Young
I obviously have a different connection to each song in a different way, and they all mean something different to me.
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Connection Different Myself Song Way
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
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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Independent Music Myself Sing Thinking Voice
I’m obsessed with the venue and the people so it’s going to be really fun.The last couple of tours I didn’t have anything like that because of the budget, so I’m super excited because this is really going to bring the album to life.
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Album Excitement Fun Life Myself Obsession People
Dollhouse was definitely inspired by the whole Edward Scissorhands vibe where all of the houses are perfect, but inside each home there are very messed up families.
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Family Home Inspirational Mess Perfection Toy
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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Flower Ground Growth Light Plant Sun Transformation Water
I see things that nobody else sees.
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Myself One Liner See
I always mention toy sounds when I go into any session.
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Myself Session Sound Toy
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
Time traveling through roots to birth healing fruit.
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Born Fruit Healing Time Travel
No human interaction, just killing dead parts of myself to make room for the new.
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Death Human Kill Myself Room
Loving yourself + others is a magically addictive sensation.
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Compassionate Love Magic Yourself
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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Book Children Darkness Different Excitement Light Listening Myself Pretty Song Story
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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Feeling Love Music Proud Time Work Yourself
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 just don’t really get to watch a lot of movies, like recently at least I haven’t been able to but I did watch The Exorcist for the first time ever, recently, and it didn’t scare me like I thought it was gonna scare me.
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Movie Myself Scare Time
My favorite performance would definitely be “Toxic,” which was my blind audition song. It was the start of it all and it was a song I had been covering before the show, so it was very dear to my heart.
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Audition Heart Myself Performance Song Start
When I was younger I used to be really into photography, and I still am, I just don’t really get to do it besides taking my own artists photos and stuff like that.
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Artist Myself Photography Young
I think the transition between singing covers on a reality show to being able to do my own thing was really exciting. I’m no longer singing covers every second, and people are actually getting to hear my own original music.
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Excitement Music Myself People Reality Sing Thinking
If you can’t handle a heart like mine, don’t waste your time with me.
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Heart Relationship Wasted Time Yourself
There is a certain level of patience you have to have with yourself to get to the finish line.
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Inspirational Patience Success Wait
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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Emotional Honesty Myself People Person Strength Strong Thinking Weird
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
Dollhouse was definitely inspired by the whole Edward Scissorhands vibe where all of the houses are perfect, but inside each home there are very messed up families.
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Family Home Inspirational Mess Perfection Toy
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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Children Flow Life Place Right Young

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

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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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