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 MARTINEZIf I don’t see a music video to it while writing it, I just scrap it immediately. It’s very visual.
More Melanie Martinez Quotes
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My style in three words- youthful, sweet, and diverse.
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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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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’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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I’ll always definitely strive to write songs that are going to help people feel confident in themselves.
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I’m gonna write from personal experience, from emotion, from whatever the hell I’m feeling that day.
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Just as quick as you receive my magic, I can take it away.
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Just wanna be held once in a Blue Moon.
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I think honestly when I was younger I use to love going to carnivals in Long Island. I use to love carnival season; I would drive to every town going to carnivals. That was definitely a favorite memory.
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When I was younger I used to be really into photography, and I still am, I just don’t really get to do it besides taking my own artists photos and stuff like that.
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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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I’m probably the most proud of “Mrs. Potato Head,” because I had that idea in my head for so long, and I tried writing that song one time and I just couldn’t tell the story the way I wanted to, and I couldn’t figure it out.
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Even if the song meant a lot to me, I would still probably perform it live.
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Loving yourself + others is a magically addictive sensation.
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I definitely love horror movies and all that for sure.
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