I'm pretty excited for people to listen to the story of each song. It's definitely like a giant book with different stories in it. They are all very child-like but also a balance between light and dark. Melanie Martinez More Quotes by Melanie Martinez More Quotes From Melanie Martinez I'm really stubborn, and I'm okay with that. Melanie Martinez reallyokaystubborn I went to the carnival a lot. The carousel was my favorite ride as a kid. Melanie Martinez carouselcarnivalridekid I stay away from the title of 'role model.' I want to be a more realistic role model - not a perfect Barbie role model. Melanie Martinez staybarbieperfectwant I want to encourage people to be themselves and express themselves however they want. Melanie Martinez encourageexpresswantpeople Growing up, I always took things too personal and was very emotional, and I got made fun of for it. Melanie Martinez alwaysgrowing-upemotionalfun 'Cry Baby' is like this fairytale version of me. A lot of it is based on real events, and some of it is made up to make it more whimsical. Melanie Martinez mecryrealbaby Remember that I am a human. Melanie Martinez amhumani-amremember I'm a perfectionist, and even if something comes out great, it's still not perfect, you know? Melanie Martinez greatyounot-perfectperfect 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. Melanie Martinez myselfmusicvoiceway Everyone is allowed to be vulnerable. I think women and men and dogs and cats and ants and aliens can all express themselves and be vulnerable. Melanie Martinez catsthinkwomenmen 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. Melanie Martinez mesocial-mediahatepeople I have to stop eating so much grilled cheese and chocolate chip cookies and start really working on everything! Melanie Martinez stopstartchocolateeating I always cling to things that remind me of being a kid again. Melanie Martinez thingsbeingmealways 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. Melanie Martinez skinrealizesayingplace Please understand that I make music to express myself, and if you know anything about me, you know that I'm nothing but honest. Melanie Martinez myselfmeyoumusic The real me is this deep, kind of somber person. I can't really help that. Melanie Martinez deeppersonmereal I love Sia and how she hides her face. If I could pull off doing that, I totally would. Melanie Martinez shefacedoinglove I had a lot of Barbies growing up, and a lot of porcelain dolls, but I was scared of them. I was so scared of them, I would try to turn their head away and would make my mom take them out of my room. Melanie Martinez roomtrygrowing-upmom The way that I dress is the way I've always dressed. The way I've eaten is how I've always eaten. I dress like a 5-year-old, and I eat like a 5-year-old. Melanie Martinez dresseatalwaysway I'm not necessarily a happy singer. That's not who I am as an artist. Melanie Martinez singeri-amartisthappy
