A biography for Melanie Martinezhasn’t been written yet.
“I think if you're going to cover a song, you should definitely take it apart and put it back together as if you wrote it. I don't think you should sing it the same way that the artist sang it - that's kind of pointless.”
“With 'Pity Party,' it's the first time seeing my vision come to life in front of my face. I'm super happy about it.”
“I love Sia and how she hides her face. If I could pull off doing that, I totally would.”
“I would love to collab with The Weeknd, for sure.”
“The real me is this deep, kind of somber person. I can't really help that.”
“The behind-the-scenes kind of process at TV, especially live television - that was super scary, but I think it's made me more comfortable now. If I ever have to go on live TV, I at least remember what it was like when I was 16.”
“I'm happy that I don't have to do covers anymore, because that's not what I do.”
“I'm a perfectionist, and even if something comes out great, it's still not perfect, you know?”
“I was always called a cry baby, and I was one. I cried a lot as a child. In fact, I still cry a few times a day. I'm still a cry baby.”
“I think that any female who gets asked if she's a feminist... it's silly... it's so interesting when people ask females if they're a feminist. Of course every female wants to be equal!”
“I'm really stubborn, and I'm okay with that.”
“Growing up, I always took things too personal and was very emotional, and I got made fun of for it.”
“Please understand that I make music to express myself, and if you know anything about me, you know that I'm nothing but honest.”
“'Cry Baby' is like this fairytale version of me. A lot of it is based on real events, and some of it is made up to make it more whimsical.”
“I'm just happy I got to express who I am as an artist and touch people's hearts.”
“There's a heavy hip-hop influence in my music, some trap influence, but it's always lyrical.”
“I wrote about scenarios that I was going through and then disguised them.”
“My two favorite parts of what I do are definitely writing the music and then writing and directing the videos to support each song. As well as doing my own makeup and styling for the videos.”
“Working on this album has been very emotional and super personal, and creating this character 'Cry Baby' helped me deal with my own insecurities.”
“Once I was done making my album 'Cry Baby,' I knew I wanted to make a vintage-inspired baby bottle perfume.”