I'll always definitely strive to write songs that are going to help people feel confident in themselves. — Melanie Martinez Copy Share Image
My whole mission in general, ever since I was fourteen, was to write music that would help people heal. — Melanie Martinez Copy Share Image
I'm glad I got to introduce myself to America by doing a Britney [Spears] song, haha! — Melanie Martinez Copy Share Image
Even if the song meant a lot to me, I would still probably perform it live. — 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… — Melanie Martinez Copy Share Image
I don't really think about what people think of my music, and how they listen to it or what my demographic is. — Melanie Martinez Copy Share Image
I'm pretty excited for people to listen to the story of each song. It's definitely like a giant book with different stories… — Melanie Martinez Copy Share Image
Part of the problem with America is that letting go of emotions is viewed as a weakness, but it's my strength. That… — Melanie Martinez Copy Share Image
I'm not used to writing about happy emotions, I'm just used to pulling from my sad or angry - happy emotions are… — Melanie Martinez Copy Share Image
I have a song called 'Training Wheels,' and it's about being in love with someone and taking it to the next level… — Melanie Martinez Copy Share Image
I listen to a lot of music. But I definitely haven't looked at an artist and like thought I want to have… — Melanie Martinez Copy Share Image
I have a few songs that I'm figuring out and writing. I'm still figuring out the whole concept and how it's gonna… — Melanie Martinez Copy Share Image
I think if you're going to cover a song, you should definitely take it apart and put it back together as if… — Melanie Martinez Copy Share Image
I definitely feel like if I put out a song that was like me being super vulnerable, people would look as me… — Melanie Martinez Copy Share Image
Probably "Mrs. Potato Head" or "Training Wheels". "Mrs. Potato Head" because it was the hardest song to write and it took me… — Melanie Martinez Copy Share Image
It's very hard to be an artist, on my first album, and I'm like asking for money for a music video for… — Melanie Martinez Copy Share Image
I think that the next album is specifically for sure from Cry Baby's perspective, but it's not necessarily about her family-life or… — Melanie Martinez Copy Share Image
I'm probably the most proud of "Mrs. Potato Head," because I had that idea in my head for so long, and I… — Melanie Martinez Copy Share Image
I was genuinely happy when I wrote that song [Training Wheels] and very in love. That's a very rare emotion to evoke… — Melanie Martinez Copy Share Image
I obviously have a different connection to each song in a different way, and they all mean something different to me. — Melanie Martinez Copy Share Image
When I started, I was very unsure of who I was. There were a lot of things in the songs that I… — Melanie Martinez Copy Share Image
I want my music to be treated as a book or a movie. It's not about the one single: it's about the… — Melanie Martinez Copy Share Image
When I first started writing the album, "Cry Baby" was a song that I really wanted to write because it represented all… — Melanie Martinez Copy Share Image
It's really hard for me to finish a song unless I have a strong visual in my head while I'm writing it. — Melanie Martinez Copy Share Image
It's just interesting how people relate my success when I would like to think that I worked my ass off for a… — Melanie Martinez Copy Share Image
It's like visual is super important to me. So if I am writing a song, like, I have to have the title. — 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
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![“I was genuinely happy when I wrote that song [Training Wheels] and very in love. That's a very rare emotion to evoke out of me.” quote by Melanie Martinez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/314/melanie-martinez-2860_emotion_i-was-genuinely-happy-when-i-wrote-that_2533434.jpg)
![“[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)