Check out the best Melanie Martinez quotes and song lyrics that inspire you to embrace your individuality, chase your dreams, and stay true to yourself.
Melanie Martinez is an American singer, songwriter, and visual artist known for her whimsical yet dark storytelling, distinctive voice, and unique artistic style.
Born on April 28, 1995, in New York, Martinez rose to fame after appearing on the television talent show The Voice in 2012.
Following the show, she released her debut single “Dollhouse”, quickly establishing herself as a distinctive artist with a signature blend of dark pop, alternative, and electropop influences.
Her debut album, “Cry Baby” (2015), became a cult favorite with commercially successful singles including “Pity Party”, “Carousel” and “Mrs. Potato Head”.
With the release of her subsequent albums “K-12” and “Portals,” Martinez continued to push boundaries and explore new artistic directions.
Her music often explores themes of childhood, love, mental health, identity, and self-acceptance, making her lyrics deeply relatable to audiences worldwide.
Her artistry extends beyond her music, as she often directs and produces her own music videos, adding a unique visual dimension to her work.
Melanie Martinez’s thought-provoking lyrics, unapologetic individuality, and bold aesthetics have earned her a dedicated fan base worldwide.
Here are the most famous Melanie Martinez quotes and captions that inspire you to challenge societal norms and be your authentic self.
Top 10 Melanie Martinez Quotes
- “All the best people are crazy.” – Melanie Martinez
- “I’m very, very in touch with my emotions.” — Melanie Martinez
- “Find strength in what others perceive as weakness.” — Melanie Martinez
- “I was always hard on myself for taking things too personally.” — Melanie Martinez
- “Sometimes the darkest moments in life inspire the most beautiful art.” — Melanie Martinez
- “I want to encourage people to be themselves and express themselves however they want.” — Melanie Martinez
- “Everyone’s so soft, everyone’s so sensitive. Do I offend you? You’re hanging on my sentences.” — Melanie Martinez
- “We cut flowers because we think they’re pretty, we cut ourselves because we think we’re not.” — Melanie Martinez
- “I’ll always definitely strive to write songs that are going to help people feel confident in themselves.” — Melanie Martinez
- “There are a lot of people who go their whole lives without truly knowing what love is, or ever experiencing that.” — Melanie Martinez
Best Melanie Martinez Quotes
- “I like scaring myself.” — Melanie Martinez
- “Remember that I am a human.” — Melanie Martinez
- “I see things that nobody else sees.” — Melanie Martinez
- “I’m really stubborn, and I’m okay with that.” — Melanie Martinez
- “I’ve had so many insecurities, and am still getting over a lot.” — Melanie Martinez
- “Just because I’m an artist doesn’t mean I should be treated differently.” — Melanie Martinez
- “I definitely fall in love quickly, and I’m very in love with being in love. But it is hard for me to write about love.” — Melanie Martinez
- “I stay away from the title of ‘role model.’ I want to be a more realistic role model – not a perfect Barbie role model.” — Melanie Martinez
- “Eventually I realized that Cry Baby was a character that was based off of me, and that we had a lot of similarities.” — Melanie Martinez
- “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.” — Melanie Martinez
- “I definitely have worked trying to create music that inspires girls to feel confident and strong, and feel like they can do anything.” — Melanie Martinez
- “I believe everyone should be equal, and we should all love and support each other and express ourselves the way we want to express ourselves and be whoever we want. That’s my motto.” — Melanie Martinez
Famous Quotes By Melanie Martinez
- “I really like milk. I’m a dairy queen.” — Melanie Martinez
- “Everything’s okay in the Dollhouse, little bit of sugar, but lots of poison too.” — Melanie Martinez
- “Make sure this [music industry] is what you love to do, and you can’t imagine doing anything else.” — Melanie Martinez
- “I’m gonna write from personal experience, from emotion, from whatever the hell I’m feeling that day.” — Melanie Martinez
- “I never had a lot of friends growing up so having this insane amount of love and support really means a lot to me.” — 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.” — Melanie Martinez
- “Part of the problem with America is that letting go of emotions is viewed as a weakness, but it’s my strength. That enabled me to write my songs.” — Melanie Martinez
- “Everyone is allowed to be vulnerable. I think women and men and dogs and cats and ants and aliens can all express themselves and be vulnerable.” — Melanie Martinez
- “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.” — Melanie Martinez
- “I believe everyone should be equal, and we should all love and support each other and express ourselves the way we want to express ourselves and be whoever we want. That’s my motto.” — Melanie Martinez
- “I think, being emotional is this thing that people think you’re not strong. They don’t look at you as a strong person, and it’s weird ‘cuz honestly being emotional has nothing to do with your strength.” — Melanie Martinez
- “I’m insane, I’m emotional, but I’d rather be that than a robot. So that’s definitely something that I wanted to get out there. Especially with Cry Baby’s story, because the album is about Cry Baby but I realized that me and her went through the same change.” — Melanie Martinez
- “I think that every decision I make in my life is based off of an emotion – and it definitely hurts me in some situations, and helps in some situations, like obviously writing and stuff is my favorite thing to do because I get to use all of my emotions and express them in that way.” — Melanie Martinez
- “I got a lot of very bad hate on social media from some people from my school. I think people thought I changed because they saw me on TV. They weren’t close enough to know that I was still the same human being… When I walked at graduation, I got booed. It was kind of stupid.” — 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.” — Melanie Martinez
Melanie Martinez Lyric Quotes
- “I don’t want to play no games / I’m tired of always chasing, chasing after you.” — Melanie Martinez, Play Date
- “Kids are still depressed when you dress them up / And syrup is still syrup in a sippy cup” — Melanie Martinez, Sippy Cup
- “No one’s watching us, don’t give a f— / Wheels on the bus / I’m holding it down up in the front / Wheels on the bus” — Melanie Martinez, Wheels on the Bus
- “Ring around the rosy / I never know, I never know what you need / Ring around the rosy, I want to give you, want to give you / What you need” — Melanie Martinez, Play Date
- “I know the driver sees it / I know he’s peeking in the rearview mirror / He says nothing / Trying to ignore it, it’s f—ing boring / I’m quietly observing, I’m saying nothing” — Melanie Martinez, Wheels on the Bus
- “I’m not a piece of cake for you to just discard / While you walk away with the frosting of my heart / So I’m taking back what’s mine, you’ll miss / The slice of heaven that I gave to you last night” — Melanie Martinez, Cake
- “You’re all on your own and / You lost all your friends / You told yourself that / It’s not you, it’s them / You’re one of a kind / And no one understands / But those cry baby tears / Keep coming back again” — Melanie Martinez, Cry Baby
- “Think I just remembered something / I think I left the faucet running / Now my words are filling up the tub / Darling you’re just soaking in it / But I know you’ll get out the minute / You notice all your fingers pruning up” — Melanie Martinez, Soap
- “Pill diet, pill diet, if they give you a new pill then you will buy it / If they say to kill yourself, then you will try it / All the makeup in the world, won’t make you less insecure / You got weights in your pockets when you go to the doctor’s / Your favorite candy’s cotton, that’s why all your teeth are rotten / Silly with silly boys” — Melanie Martinez, Sippy Cup
- “Someone’s turning the handle / To that faucet in your eyes / They’re pouring out / Where everyone can see / Your heart’s too big for your body / It’s why you won’t fit inside / They’re pouring out / Where everyone can see / They call you cry baby, cry baby / But you don’t f—ing care / Cry baby, cry baby / So you laugh through your tears” — Melanie Martinez, Cry Baby
Conclusion
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