A biography for Marina and the Diamondshasn’t been written yet.
“I'm masquerading as an innocent pop star.”
“Blonde symbolises sexuality and power - it holds very different connotations. The archetypal star has always been blonde.”
“Rejection is a universally embarrassing topic and 'Electra Heart' is my response to that. It is a frank album.”
“Everybody is different. Some people like to share more. I just wouldn't want to spoil someone's opinion of me by them knowing me as a person instead of an artist.”
“I'm just waiting for the moment where it's accepted that women are just as sexual as men without women having to be overtly sexy just to prove how 'liberated' they are.”
“I didn't even listen to any music until I was 19, really. I just wanted to be famous. But I didn't say it to anyone because I was really embarrassed at the thought.”
“I'm a very, very disciplined person.”
“I really do want people to listen to the music more than watch what I wear. There's time for that later. I've got the rest of my life to dress up and look nice.”
“Success, I've come to realise, is fleeting so you shouldn't value it too much.”
“You know what, if you compromise and do stuff that's not becoming to you as an artist, that's your fault.”
“I'm not really part of that 'L.A. thing' or that celebrity culture. I'm more like someone who observes it, and I can't ever imagine being like that.”
“I think celebrity culture and sexuality in pop music is really important, but I want there to be an alternative for people.”
“I don't think I'm an instantaneous act the whole world will love in one second - but that's how I've felt about bands I love.”
“When you are in the studio, you don't have anybody to feed off of; meanwhile, when you are playing live, you interact with people and you feel the energy in the room. When the crowd is going crazy, that definitely impacts your vocal performance. I prefer to sing live.”
“Touring can be tough; the crew and I travel everywhere by a big pink bus, and live in petrol stations.”
“That's when you know you really fit with someone - when you can just sit there and not do anything. Kind of ignoring each other.”
“I think some people just have an innate musical ability, and I'm lucky enough to be one of those people.”
“I thought for a long time that I was going to be a pop artist. It was around 18-19 that I started to make that a reality. I just knew that this was my destiny.”
“I love pop music because you can really see what's currently happening in society.”
“I often take things I find in vintage crawls and hand them to a very good seamstress, who then replicates them and makes a more robust version in different colors, with a pocket for my mic pack.”