The flowers you gave me are rotting and still I refuse to throw them, away.
MELANIE MARTINEZI’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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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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I definitely love horror movies and all that for sure.
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I listen to a lot of music. But I definitely haven’t looked at an artist and like thought I want to have a song like this.
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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 see things that nobody else sees.
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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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So 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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It is aurora borealis when your eyes are shut. It is beyond what our language can convey or comprehend.
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If you can’t handle a heart like mine, don’t waste your time with me.
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Mark Ryden is my favorite visual artist.
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I see things that nobody else sees.
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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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I have a few songs that I’m figuring out and writing. I’m still figuring out the whole concept and how it’s gonna connect to Cry Baby, but I have some ideas, yes.
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So 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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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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