Melanie Martinez Quotes

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Melanie Martinez

Profession : Musician

Birth : April 28, 1995

I got a lot of very bad hate on social media from some people from my school. I think people thought I changed because they saw me on TV. They weren't close enough to know that I was still the same human being... When I walked at graduation, I got booed. It was kind of stupid.

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I love Sia and how she hides her face. If I could pull off doing that, I totally would.

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Part of the problem with America is that letting go of emotions is viewed as a weakness, but it's my strength. That enabled me to write my songs.

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I've always been a fan of telling honest stories.

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I have to stop eating so much grilled cheese and chocolate chip cookies and start really working on everything!

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The real me is this deep, kind of somber person. I can't really help that.

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I'm just happy I got to express who I am as an artist and touch people's hearts.

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My parents were super strict, so I didn't have a lot of freedom to hang out at parties or anything like that. I didn't get invited, and I didn't have many friends.

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I stay away from the title of 'role model.' I want to be a more realistic role model - not a perfect Barbie role model.

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I liked singing and just took a chance with it.

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When I'm done with my last album, I want to make a movie with Tim Burton telling the story of all of the albums connected. That's my biggest dream.

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Working on this album has been very emotional and super personal, and creating this character 'Cry Baby' helped me deal with my own insecurities.

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I always have felt that I was six years old.

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It's one thing to ask for a picture, but to just take a picture of me is kinda weird, guys.

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When I started, I was very unsure of who I was. There were a lot of things in the songs that I didn't realize I was saying. But more and more, it fell into place... I got more comfortable in my skin.

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I wanted people to understand that I have my own music, and I didn't want to sing other people's songs at shows.

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I auditioned for 'The Voice' because I really wanted to try and figure out a way to get myself out there. I really couldn't imagine doing anything else - music was the only thing that I really clung to.

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I went to the carnival a lot. The carousel was my favorite ride as a kid.

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I grew up on Long Island. It was pretty normal.

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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.

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