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.
MELANIE MARTINEZNo human interaction, just killing dead parts of myself to make room for the new.
More Melanie Martinez Quotes
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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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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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Everyone got to choose what they wanted to wear on stage, and by the third time going into wardrobe the stylists already knew what I’d love and what I would never throw on my body in a million years. They were fantastic, and it was so lovely working with them.
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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 don’t really think about what people think of my music, and how they listen to it or what my demographic is.
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If you can’t handle a heart like mine, don’t waste your time with me.
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The title is the first thing that I have. Then when I have that title, I have to make sure that the title is like, so I have to make sure I can tell a whole story from that one title and like make sure that it, from beginning to end it makes sense.
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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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Life boils down to two paths, love and fear. Which will you choose?
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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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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 love Nicoletta Ceccoli , and I love Tim Burton movies. So those are like my biggest inspirations I think.
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Everyone wants to be good but good is only what we’re taught to perceive.
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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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