Marina and the Diamonds

I'm a very, very disciplined person.

— Marina and the Diamonds

I quite like dark humor.

— Marina and the Diamonds

Drink to forget; don't forget to drink.

— Marina and the Diamonds

I want blood, guts, and chocolate cake.

— Marina and the Diamonds

You have to be your biggest believer.

— Marina and the Diamonds

I'm masquerading as an innocent pop star.

— Marina and the Diamonds

I'm obsessed with the mess that's America.

— Marina and the Diamonds

You can’t have peace without a war.

— Marina and the Diamonds

Success, I've come to realise, is fleeting so you shouldn't value it too much.

— Marina and the Diamonds

I have sold my soul. I would sell my soul, if I could have it all.

— Marina and the Diamonds

I love pop music because you can really see what's currently happening in society.

— Marina and the Diamonds

My style icons are Leigh Lezark, Gwen Stefani and Shirley Manson.

— Marina and the Diamonds

I was always very creative. I was always into acting and dancing when I was younger.

— Marina and the Diamonds

I'm vulnerable, I'm vulnerable. I am not a robot.

— Marina and the Diamonds

I don't want to live in real life. It's too harsh, too brutal.

— Marina and the Diamonds

You could say that my life's a mess. But, I'm still looking pretty in this dress.

— Marina and the Diamonds

I consider myself a feminist because I believe women should have equal rights. Of course. It's just that the term 'feminism' conjures…

— Marina and the Diamonds

I don't really know how to live my life, just like lots of other people don't. I guess you just learn along…

— Marina and the Diamonds

I have quite a lot of plastic sunglasses. It's just a nice accessory, it adds a final thing, and it's my favorite…

— Marina and the Diamonds

When you are with the wrong person, who doesn't really love you, all you want is to be adored. It makes you…

— Marina and the Diamonds

That's when you know you really fit with someone - when you can just sit there and not do anything. Kind of…

— Marina and the Diamonds

Even when I see a beautiful woman, I think, 'Aw, her life must be amazing.' Everyone does it. That's human nature to…

— Marina and the Diamonds

I think celebrity culture and sexuality in pop music is really important, but I want there to be an alternative for people.

— Marina and the Diamonds

Touring can be tough; the crew and I travel everywhere by a big pink bus, and live in petrol stations.

— Marina and the Diamonds

Britney Spears is a big influence. Huge. I think people thought I was joking about that for a long time. But when…

— Marina and the Diamonds

I'm interested in how identity is transient. How do we know who we really are, when different situations and environments dictate how…

— Marina and the Diamonds

If you're making too many excuses for someone, agonising over them in a way which takes up all your waking thoughts and…

— Marina and the Diamonds

I've really come into my own as an artist. I'm much more sure of my identity and understand it much better, and…

— Marina and the Diamonds

I feel weird without lipstick. Even after the first time I wore a really neon pink or a really bright red, I…

— Marina and the Diamonds

I could draw up a list of about 30 artists who I apparently sound like. From Lady Gaga, to Katy Perry to…

— Marina and the Diamonds

[Being in the States] is almost like being on a holiday. It's kind of annoying because everyone's like "Oh, you're so obsessed…

— Marina and the Diamonds

I really like the look of the 1950s, lots of suburban Americana influences. I'm 5'4', so I like kitten heels occasionally because…

— Marina and the Diamonds

My biggest fear is love and getting hurt in love but still believing.

— Marina and the Diamonds

I'm not going to lie; I'm not a huge remix person.

— Marina and the Diamonds

I feel like I'm the worst, so I always act like I'm the best.

— Marina and the Diamonds

Nobody will admit to playing power games in relationships, but they do.

— Marina and the Diamonds

Rejection is a universally embarrassing topic and 'Electra Heart' is my response to that. It is a frank album.

— Marina and the Diamonds

If you don't want to have your private life splashed everywhere, why go to the restaurants and the places you know you're…

— Marina and the Diamonds

I want to provoke people with thoughts, not by taking my clothes off. It's time to move on from Stripperville.

— Marina and the Diamonds

I really do want people to listen to the music more than watch what I wear. There's time for that later. I've…

— Marina and the Diamonds