Melanie Martinez Quotes and Sayings - Page 1
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“I think, being emotional is this thing that people think you're not strong. They don't look at you as a strong person, and it's weird 'cuz honestly being emotional has nothing to do with your strength.”
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“A lot of people say if you can't love yourself, then you can't love others. It's always different, but I definitely have loved a lot in my life.”
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“If you say something that is a little unsafe to say but you feel strongly and passionate about it, a lot of people can attack you and call you a bad role model just because they don't agree with your views, but in reality we're all different and we're all unique in our own way and we all have different thoughts.”
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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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“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 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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“I've had so many insecurities, and am still getting over a lot.”
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“I was always hard on myself for taking things too personally.”
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“Just because I'm an artist doesn't mean I should be treated differently.”
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“I definitely fall in love quickly, and I'm very in love with being in love. But it is hard for me to write about love.”
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“I never had a lot of friends growing up so having this insane amount of love and support really means a lot to me.”
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“The whole entire album is about Cry Baby, you know, being super insecure and kind of like going through her emotions until she finally realizes that she's comfortable with how crazy and insane she is and I think that I've made the exact same kind of progression , and the growth...and I don't know, like I feel like I've definitely grown into who I am and, like, I think Cry Baby is just me.”
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“I think that every decision I make in my life is based off of an emotion - and it definitely hurts me in some situations, and helps in some situations, like obviously writing and stuff is my favourite thing to do because I get to use all of my emotions and express them in that way.”
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“I'm very, very in touch with my emotions.”
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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 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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“Basically it's the idea of celebrities being in the spotlight and just because you think that they should be perfect, that they're still human and they still have flaws just like everyone else. So that was the real meaning behind "Dollhouse", at least how it related to me because it's something I was annoyed with at the time.”
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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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“[My style in three words] youthful, sweet, and diverse.”
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“Probably "Mrs. Potato Head" or "Training Wheels". "Mrs. Potato Head" because it was the hardest song to write and it took me a while to finish it and feel good about the lyrical content. But I've had that idea in my head for so long, especially the visuals - pulling apart a Mrs. Potato face and how that doubled as a meaning for plastic surgery. "Training Wheels" because it's the only love song on the album.”
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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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“"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 are obviously so many artists that are very inspiring, but I can't say that they like - that I have someone in mind that is like a creative direction of where I want to go as an artist. I think I'm just doing my own thing.”
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“Eventually I realized that Cry Baby was a character that was based off of me, and that we had a lot of similarities.”
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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 definitely feel like if I put out a song that was like me being super vulnerable, people would look as me as weak. I don't know if that has to do with me being a girl, or if that really has to do with anything, but I'm sure.”
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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 was inspired a little while before The Voice to dye my hair half black half blonde by Cruella De Vil of 101 Dalmatians. One day I was watching it and I told my mom I was going to dye my hair like Cruella's, and she thought I was joking. I came home from the salon, and she didn't talk to me for a few days!”
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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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