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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.

Melanie Martinez

Found euphoria in the comfort of my own home.
MELANIE MARTINEZ

Comfortable Home Myself Peace
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
Loving yourself + others is a magically addictive sensation.
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Compassionate Love Magic Yourself
I’ll always definitely strive to write songs that are going to help people feel confident in themselves.
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Confidence Help People Writing
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
The flowers you gave me are rotting and still I refuse to throw them, away.
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Break Up Flower Loss Myself Rose
I’m probably the most proud of “Mrs. Potato Head,” because I had that idea in my head for so long, and I tried writing that song one time and I just couldn’t tell the story the way I wanted to, and I couldn’t figure it out.
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Ideas Myself Proud Song Story Time Writing
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
Is it easier to pretend we are as perfect as the stars above?
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Easy Perfection Pretend Stars Teaching
There are a lot of people who go their whole lives without truly knowing what love is, or ever experiencing that.
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Experience Live Love People True
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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Direction Love Music Myself Visual Writing
I definitely feel like if I put out a song that was like me being super vulnerable, people would look as me as weak. I don’t know if that has to do with me being a girl, or if that really has to do with anything, but I’m sure.
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Appearance Music Myself People Song Vulnerable Weakness Woman
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
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
Mark Ryden is my favorite visual artist.
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Artist Myself Visual
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 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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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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