Is it easier to pretend we are as perfect as the stars above?
MELANIE MARTINEZEven if the song meant a lot to me, I would still probably perform it live.
More Melanie Martinez Quotes
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Indulging in the pleasures of creation.
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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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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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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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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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There is a certain level of patience you have to have with yourself to get to the finish line.
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You are the seashell planting your existence on the shore catching the attention of many even if they aren’t picking you up, but just merely walking by.
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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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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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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 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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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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Everyone wants to be good but good is only what we’re taught to perceive.
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Mark Ryden is my favorite visual artist.
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Cry Baby is just a character in this world that I’m trying to create, and the music videos are really important to me, and I’ve fought to obviously get all of them approved.
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