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 like visual is super important to me. So if I am writing a song, like, I have to have the title.
More Melanie Martinez Quotes
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I definitely have worked trying to create music that inspires girls to feel confident and strong, and feel like they can do anything.
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Indulging in the pleasures of creation.
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Make sure this [music industry] is what you love to do, and you can’t imagine doing anything else.
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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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My favorite performance would definitely be “Toxic,” which was my blind audition song. It was the start of it all and it was a song I had been covering before the show, so it was very dear to my heart.
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I always mention toy sounds when I go into any session.
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I’m insane, I’m emotional, but I’d rather be that than a robot. So that’s definitely something that I wanted to get out there. Especially with Cry Baby’s story, because the album is about Cry Baby but I realized that me and her went through the same change.
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Had to retrieve the key to my heart, Let these roses represent how it all fell apart.
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Just as quick as you receive my magic, I can take it away.
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The flowers you gave me are rotting and still I refuse to throw them, away.
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I have definitely noticed I am very passionate. So if I’m fighting with someone I’ll be SO super loud and aggressive, and make sure that my point is heard.
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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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There is a certain level of patience you have to have with yourself to get to the finish line.
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I’ve had a lot of people come up to me after shows and tell me that “Dollhouse” really helped them with whatever they were going through with their families. I thought that was really amazing, that it could mean one thing for me but another thing for someone else.
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