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.
MELANIE MARTINEZI 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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Even if the song meant a lot to me, I would still probably perform it live.
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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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I was very vocal about how I wanted to be portrayed on the show, and how I wanted the stage setup to be.
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I like pop music because it can really affect a large amount of people and if I tell stories and spread messages that I think are really important for people to be aware of, I would want it to be on the biggest platform and I feel like pop is that. I use it as a way to tell stories.
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There are obviously so many artists that are very inspiring, but I can’t say that they like – that I have someone in mind that is like a creative direction of where I want to go as an artist. I think I’m just doing my own thing.
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Just because I’m an artist doesn’t mean I should be treated differently.
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I’m very, very in touch with my emotions.
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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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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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Time traveling through roots to birth healing fruit.
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I’m glad I got to introduce myself to America by doing a Britney [Spears] song, haha!
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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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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’ve had so many insecurities, and am still getting over a lot.
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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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