Marina and the Diamonds Quotes

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Marina and the Diamonds

Profession : Musician

Birth : October 10, 1985

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

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I hate the whole 'record your album, do your promo campaign, have a year off to write another album' pattern. As an artist, you should keep creating as much as you possibly can.

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I actually quite like promo, which is quite odd for an artist, but recording's not the easiest thing.

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

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I don't just want to sing about simplistic things all the time. It's good to have a mix of songs that have a real depth, and that provoke and challenge people, and then songs that are fun and people can enjoy.

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Hollywood infected my brain and I really valued the wrong things in life, but I changed dramatically.

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This obsession with celebrity culture is really unhealthy. I don't want to live my life like that, and I don't want to be a typical pop star.

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Actually, I think that a lot of the interviews and acoustic sessions and other things that artists fill their time with are really pointless and suck the energy out of the artist.

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

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I do have a memo all the time because I need to be guided by something in my life. I'm not religious and I don't have idols, so something has to drive me.

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Love is really my nemesis. I never really allowed myself to indulge in such basic things because I was so motivated and thought that if I did I wouldn't succeed.

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I felt connected with Madonna from a very young age. I think I share a lot of qualities from her personality. I really respect her.

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

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I don't think I'm an instantaneous act the whole world will love in one second - but that's how I've felt about bands I love.

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I really do want people to listen to the music more than watch what I wear. There's time for that later. I've got the rest of my life to dress up and look nice.

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I really like the look of the 1950s, lots of suburban Americana influences. I'm 5'4', so I like kitten heels occasionally because I can move around a bit easier, but pointy-toed pumps are very elongating.

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I feel weird without lipstick. Even after the first time I wore a really neon pink or a really bright red, I felt really strange without it there. My lips are a main feature, so I feel naked without them.

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

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

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

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