I love Nicoletta Ceccoli , and I love Tim Burton movies. So those are like my biggest inspirations I think. — Melanie Martinez Copy Share Image
I definitely have worked trying to create music that inspires girls to feel confident and strong, and feel like they can do anything. — 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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
I only wear vintage clothing. I'm pretty obsessed with things in the '60s, like fashion and music, too. — Melanie Martinez Copy Share Image
I'm happy that I don't have to do covers anymore, because that's not what I do. — Melanie Martinez Copy Share Image
To me, I absolutely cannot stand Twitter. I hate it more than anything. — Melanie Martinez Copy Share Image
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 Image
[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 Image
![“[Doing music] is time consuming, will drain you, and stress you out at times. But in the end if you love doing it, and you're putting out music you're proud of, it will never feel like work. It'll just feel like love.” quote by Melanie Martinez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/c61/melanie-martinez-2860_consuming_doing-music-is-time-consuming-will-drain_298164.jpg)