I want my music to be treated as a book or a movie. It's not about the one single: it's about the bigger picture. — Melanie Martinez Copy Share Image
Cry Baby is a character so I think that the next album is going to be about a specific thing in her life or another place in her world. It's going to be a bit deeper into a bigger picture. — Melanie Martinez Copy Share Image
My favorite performance would definitely be "Toxic," which was my blind audition song. It was the start of it all and it was a… — Melanie Martinez Copy Share
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… — Melanie Martinez Copy Share
The whole entire album is about Cry Baby, you know, being super insecure and kind of like going through her emotions until she finally… — Melanie Martinez Copy Share
I stay away from the title of 'role model.' I want to be a more realistic role model - not a perfect Barbie role… — Melanie Martinez Copy Share
I think that any female who gets asked if she's a feminist... it's silly... it's so interesting when people ask females if they're a… — Melanie Martinez Copy Share
There are obviously so many artists that are very inspiring, but I can't say that they like - that I have someone in mind… — Melanie Martinez Copy Share
I only wear vintage clothing. I'm pretty obsessed with things in the '60s, like fashion and music, too. — Melanie Martinez Copy Share
I'm happy that I don't have to do covers anymore, because that's not what I do. — Melanie Martinez Copy Share
To me, I absolutely cannot stand Twitter. I hate it more than anything. — Melanie Martinez Copy Share
So like what I want to do is connect all of my albums and make it tell a bigger kind of story. So the… — Melanie Martinez Copy Share
[Doing music] is time consuming, will drain you, and stress you out at times. But in the end if you love doing it, and… — Melanie Martinez Copy Share
I think honestly when I was younger I use to love going to carnivals in Long Island. I use to love carnival season; I… — Melanie Martinez Copy Share
I love Sia and how she hides her face. If I could pull off doing that, I totally would. — Melanie Martinez Copy Share
There's a heavy hip-hop influence in my music, some trap influence, but it's always lyrical. — Melanie Martinez Copy Share
