“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.” IfsFightingHeardPassionateLoudAggressive Author:Melanie Martinez
“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.” PeopleIfsDifferentLove YouLove Yourself Author:Melanie Martinez
“I definitely feel like if I put out a song that was like me being super vulnerable, people would look as me as weak. I don't know if that has to do with me being a girl, or if that really has to do with anything, but I'm sure.” PeopleIfsKnowsFeelsLooksSongGirlWeakLike MeVulnerableBeing A Girl Author:Melanie Martinez
“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.” PeopleIfsWayFeelsLittlesDifferentRealityViewsRolesUniqueModelsAgreePassionateRole ModelsUnsafe Author:Melanie Martinez
“A lot of people relate my success now with The Voice, and it has nothing to do with that. I've definitely worked my ass off for a year afterwards trying to get that off of my forehead. If anything, it's actually harder to get labels to look at you when you come off a show like that, and it's harder for people to look at you like a real artist.” PeopleIfsTryingYearsLooksRealShowsArtistVoiceHarderAssLabelsRelateForeheadsReal Artists Author:Melanie Martinez
“It's like visual is super important to me. So if I am writing a song, like, I have to have the title.” IfsWritingImportantSongTitlesVisuals Author:Melanie Martinez
“If I don't see a music video to it while writing it, I just scrap it immediately. It's very visual.” IfsWritingVideoVisualsScrap Author:Melanie Martinez
“I like pop music because it can really affect a large amount of people and if I tell stories and spread messages that I think are really important for people to be aware of, I would want it to be on the biggest platform and I feel like pop is that. I use it as a way to tell stories.” PeopleIfsThinkingWayWantFeelsImportantStoriesUseAmountMessagesMusic IsSpreadPopsPlatformsPop Music Author:Melanie Martinez
“Even if the song meant a lot to me, I would still probably perform it live.” IfsStillsSong Author:Melanie Martinez
“[Doing music] is time consuming, will drain you, and stress you out at times. But in the end if you love doing it, and you're putting out music you're proud of, it will never feel like work. It'll just feel like love.” IfsFeelsEndsProudMusic IsStressWorking ItConsumingDrainsLike LoveTime Consuming Author:Melanie Martinez