“You think I'm psycho, you think I'm gone Tell the psychiatrist something is wrong Over the bend, entirely bonkers You like me best when I'm off my rocker Tell you a secret, I'm not alarmed So what if I'm crazy? The best people are.” SongYeahCool 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
“I'll always definitely strive to write songs that are going to help people feel confident in themselves.” PeopleFeelsWritingHelpingSongStrive Author:Melanie Martinez
“It's very hard to be an artist, on my first album, and I'm like asking for money for a music video for every song - it's so hard to do. You have to pick your battles for sure, but I definitely want - and I've always worked to make it all connect - for all of it to feel cohesive.” WantFeelsFirstsHardArtistSongBattlePicksAskingAlbumsVideoAsking For Money Author:Melanie Martinez
“I think that the next album is specifically for sure from Cry Baby's perspective, but it's not necessarily about her family-life or her love-life, or anything like that, it's more about this place in this town. The place has different characters in there, so in every song there's gonna be different characters that appear.” ThinkingDifferentCharacterSongNextCryPerspectiveBabyTownsAlbumsLove LifeFamily LifeDifferent CharactersCry Baby Author:Melanie Martinez
“I obviously have a different connection to each song in a different way, and they all mean something different to me.” WayMeanDifferentSongConnectionsDifferent Ways Author:Melanie Martinez
“I'm probably the most proud of "Mrs. Potato Head," because I had that idea in my head for so long, and I tried writing that song one time and I just couldn't tell the story the way I wanted to, and I couldn't figure it out.” WayWritingLongIdeasStoriesWantedSongFiguresProudOne TimePotatoes Author:Melanie Martinez
“When I first started writing the album, "Cry Baby" was a song that I really wanted to write because it represented all of these personal insecurities that I had for a long time.” WritingFirstsLongWantedSongCryBabyLong TimeAlbumsInsecurityCry Baby 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
“I have a few songs that I'm figuring out and writing. I'm still figuring out the whole concept and how it's gonna connect to Cry Baby, but I have some ideas, yes.” WritingStillsIdeasWholeSongCryBabyConceptsCry Baby Author:Melanie Martinez
“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.” FeelsWritingLongIdeasFacesSongTrainingAlbumsHardestFeel GoodWheelsVisualsPlasticPullingSurgeryPotatoesOnly LoveLyricalPlastic SurgeryTraining Wheels Author:Melanie Martinez
“I was genuinely happy when I wrote that song [Training Wheels] and very in love. That's a very rare emotion to evoke out of me.” SongEmotionTrainingWheelsEvokeTraining Wheels Author:Melanie Martinez
“Even if the song meant a lot to me, I would still probably perform it live.” IfsStillsSong Author:Melanie Martinez
“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.” PeopleChildrenBookDifferentStoriesLightSongDarkBalanceExcitedGiantsLight And Dark Author:Melanie Martinez
“My favorite performance would definitely be "Toxic," which was my blind audition song. It was the start of it all and it was a song I had been covering before the show, so it was very dear to my heart.” HeartShowsSongMy HeartPerformancesBlindDearMy FavoriteToxicAuditionsCovering Author:Melanie Martinez
“I'm glad I got to introduce myself to America by doing a Britney [Spears] song, haha!” AmericaSongGladIntroducingSpearsHaha Author:Melanie Martinez
“I listen to a lot of music. But I definitely haven't looked at an artist and like thought I want to have a song like this.” WantArtistSongHavens Author:Melanie Martinez
