Melanie Martinez

I liked singing and just took a chance with it.

— Melanie Martinez

I've always been a fan of telling honest stories.

— Melanie Martinez

To me, I absolutely cannot stand Twitter. I hate it more than anything.

— Melanie Martinez

I don't like a lot of pop music. But I like the idea of pop music.

— Melanie Martinez

Even if the song meant a lot to me, I would still probably perform it live.

— Melanie Martinez

Just because I'm an artist doesn't mean I should be treated differently.

— Melanie Martinez

I used music as therapy and embraced being a cry baby.

— Melanie Martinez

I'm not necessarily a happy singer. That's not who I am as an artist.

— Melanie Martinez

I'll always definitely strive to write songs that are going to help people feel confident in themselves.

— Melanie Martinez

I wanted people to understand that I have my own music, and I didn't want to sing other people's songs at shows.

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The way that I dress is the way I've always dressed. The way I've eaten is how I've always eaten. I dress…

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I was always called a cry baby, and I was one. I cried a lot as a child. In fact, I still…

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With 'Pity Party,' it's the first time seeing my vision come to life in front of my face. I'm super happy about…

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There's a heavy hip-hop influence in my music, some trap influence, but it's always lyrical.

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Working on this album has been very emotional and super personal, and creating this character 'Cry Baby' helped me deal with my…

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So like what I want to do is connect all of my albums and make it tell a bigger kind of story.…

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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…

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I believe everyone should be equal, and we should all love and support each other and express ourselves the way we want…

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On the show [the Voice] I obviously wasn't allowed [singing my own original music], because it's not that type of show. I…

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A lot of people relate my success now with The Voice, and it has nothing to do with that. I've definitely worked…

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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…

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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…

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My two favorite parts of what I do are definitely writing the music and then writing and directing the videos to support…

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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…

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I'm glad I got to introduce myself to America by doing a Britney [Spears] song, haha!

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I went to the carnival a lot. The carousel was my favorite ride as a kid.

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I always have felt that I was six years old.

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I think that 'Cry Baby' came from a nickname I was called as a kid.

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I love Sia and how she hides her face. If I could pull off doing that, I totally would.

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I'm happy that I don't have to do covers anymore, because that's not what I do.

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I'm just happy I got to express who I am as an artist and touch people's hearts.

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I would love to collab with The Weeknd, for sure.

— Melanie Martinez

Eventually I realized that Cry Baby was a character that was based off of me, and that we had a lot of…

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I really loved taking photos when I was younger. I think my love for photography sparked my love for creating the visuals…

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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…

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Cry Baby wasn't necessarily a baby theme but I understand what they're saying. So like, Cry Baby is definitely a remaining character…

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I love directing my music videos and writing video treatments, and I think it's all just because I love the visual aspect…

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Please understand that I make music to express myself, and if you know anything about me, you know that I'm nothing but…

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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…

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Part of the problem with America is that letting go of emotions is viewed as a weakness, but it's my strength. That…

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