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 MARTINEZIt’s just interesting how people relate my success when I would like to think that I worked my ass off for a reason and that it’s about the music and not because I was on a TV show.
More Melanie Martinez Quotes
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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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I see things that nobody else sees.
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I definitely love horror movies and all that for sure.
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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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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 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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Mark Ryden is my favorite visual artist.
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Even if the song meant a lot to me, I would still probably perform it live.
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Just because I’m an artist doesn’t mean I should be treated differently.
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”God” is the Glue between us all.
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Cry Baby is a character so I think that the next album is going to be about a specific thing in her life or another place in her world. It’s going to be a bit deeper into a bigger picture.
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I’ve had so many insecurities, and am still getting over a lot.
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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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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 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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