“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.” ThinkingKnowsFeelsKindMadeWholeGrowthRealizingEmotionCrazyCryBabyComfortableAlbumsWho I AmInsaneInsecureProgressionCry Baby Author:Melanie Martinez
“Mark Ryden is my favorite visual artist.” ArtistMarkMy FavoriteVisualsVisual ArtVisual Artist Author:Melanie Martinez
“I love Nicoletta Ceccoli , and I love Tim Burton movies. So those are like my biggest inspirations I think.” ThinkingInspiration 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
“Our heart glows, and secret unrest gnaws at the root of our being. Dealing with the unconscious has become a question of life for us.” HeartSecretRootsUnconsciousUnconsciousnessUnrestSecret LoveUnconscious MindConscious And Unconscious Author:Carl Jung
“Cry Baby is a character so I think that the next album is going to be about a specific thing in her life or another place in her world. It's going to be a bit deeper into a bigger picture.” ThinkingWorldCharacterNextBitsCryBabyBiggerAlbumsDeeperBigger PictureCry Baby Author:Melanie Martinez
“I go with what I like and I generally just cling to things that are pastel and remind me of being a little kid. It's just what it is right now, but I go through phases.” LittlesKidsRight NowPhasesLittle KidPastel 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
“Cry Baby is about Cry Baby and the next album [which I think I have a title for but I don't wanna say anything yet because I don't know and it's too early] is a place in the weird town that I'm trying to create and its Cry Baby's perspective throughout this album. You're not learning about her, you're learning about the place that she's in and her perspective. Down the line for sure I will think of other characters in this world.” ThinkingKnowsWorldTryingCharacterNextLinesCryThis WorldPerspectiveBabyTownsAlbumsTitlesSay AnythingCry Baby Author:Melanie Martinez