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.
MELANIE MARTINEZThe 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.
More Melanie Martinez Quotes
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When I create it is the only time the past, present and future all meet me at once.
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It’s just weird because like when I was writing Cry Baby I like the only thing that I was thinking about, when writing it, was the concepts and the visuals, and the way that it sounded kind of happened naturally.
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And still as an adult like I do as well, you know what I mean like I literally just cried in the first interview that I had today. Like, I’m just a very emotional human.
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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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I definitely love horror movies and all that for sure.
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Indulging in the pleasures of creation.
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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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Just because I’m an artist doesn’t mean I should be treated differently.
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Everyone wants to be good but good is only what we’re taught to perceive.
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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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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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It’s very hard to be an artist, on my first album, and I’m like asking for money for a music video for every song – it’s so hard to do. You have to pick your battles for sure, but I definitely want – and I’ve always worked to make it all connect – for all of it to feel cohesive.
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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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Time traveling through roots to birth healing fruit.
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If you can’t handle a heart like mine, don’t waste your time with me.
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