Just because I’m an artist doesn’t mean I should be treated differently.
MELANIE MARTINEZSo 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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If I don’t see a music video to it while writing it, I just scrap it immediately. It’s very visual.
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The flowers you gave me are rotting and still I refuse to throw them, away.
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I see things that nobody else sees.
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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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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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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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Tangled in transformation.
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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’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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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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Just as quick as you receive my magic, I can take it away.
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Everyone wants to be good but good is only what we’re taught to perceive.
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My style in three words- youthful, sweet, and diverse.
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Mark Ryden is my favorite visual artist.
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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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