I've had so many insecurities, and am still getting over a lot. Melanie Martinez More Quotes by Melanie Martinez More Quotes From Melanie Martinez I think, being emotional is this thing that people think you're not strong. They don't look at you as a strong person, and it's weird 'cuz honestly being emotional has nothing to do with your strength. Melanie Martinez emotionalstrongthinking A lot of people say if you can't love yourself, then you can't love others. It's always different, but I definitely have loved a lot in my life. Melanie Martinez differentlove-youpeople If you say something that is a little unsafe to say but you feel strongly and passionate about it, a lot of people can attack you and call you a bad role model just because they don't agree with your views, but in reality we're all different and we're all unique in our own way and we all have different thoughts. Melanie Martinez uniqueviewsreality I'm insane, I'm emotional, but I'd rather be that than a robot. So that's definitely something that I wanted to get out there. Especially with Cry Baby's story, because the album is about Cry Baby but I realized that me and her went through the same change. Melanie Martinez emotionalinsanebaby I definitely have worked trying to create music that inspires girls to feel confident and strong, and feel like they can do anything. Melanie Martinez girlstronginspire There are a lot of people who go their whole lives without truly knowing what love is, or ever experiencing that. Melanie Martinez knowinglove-ispeople I was always hard on myself for taking things too personally. Melanie Martinez hard Just because I'm an artist doesn't mean I should be treated differently. Melanie Martinez artistshouldmean Basically it's the idea of celebrities being in the spotlight and just because you think that they should be perfect, that they're still human and they still have flaws just like everyone else. So that was the real meaning behind "Dollhouse", at least how it related to me because it's something I was annoyed with at the time. Melanie Martinez realideasthinking The whole entire album is about Cry Baby, you know, being super insecure and kind of like going through her emotions until she finally realizes that she's comfortable with how crazy and insane she is and I think that I've made the exact same kind of progression , and the growth...and I don't know, like I feel like I've definitely grown into who I am and, like, I think Cry Baby is just me. Melanie Martinez insecurecrazybaby I never had a lot of friends growing up so having this insane amount of love and support really means a lot to me. Melanie Martinez supportgrowing-upmean I definitely fall in love quickly, and I'm very in love with being in love. But it is hard for me to write about love. Melanie Martinez being-in-lovefalling-in-lovewriting I think that every decision I make in my life is based off of an emotion - and it definitely hurts me in some situations, and helps in some situations, like obviously writing and stuff is my favourite thing to do because I get to use all of my emotions and express them in that way. Melanie Martinez hurtwritingthinking I'll always definitely strive to write songs that are going to help people feel confident in themselves. Melanie Martinez writingsongpeople 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 that my point is heard. Melanie Martinez passionateloudfighting I'm very, very in touch with my emotions. Melanie Martinez emotion Probably "Mrs. Potato Head" or "Training Wheels". "Mrs. Potato Head" because it was the hardest song to write and it took me a while to finish it and feel good about the lyrical content. But I've had that idea in my head for so long, especially the visuals - pulling apart a Mrs. Potato face and how that doubled as a meaning for plastic surgery. "Training Wheels" because it's the only love song on the album. Melanie Martinez writingsongideas I see things that nobody else sees Melanie Martinez There are obviously so many artists that are very inspiring, but I can't say that they like - that I have someone in mind that is like a creative direction of where I want to go as an artist. I think I'm just doing my own thing. Melanie Martinez creativeartistthinking I'm gonna write from personal experience, from emotion, from whatever the hell I'm feeling that day. Melanie Martinez emotionfeelingswriting
