Marina And The Diamonds Quotes & Sayings

I love pop music because you can really see what's currently happening in society. — Marina And The Diamonds

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. — Marina And The Diamonds

If you're making too many excuses for someone, agonising over them in a way which takes up all your waking thoughts and feel so nervous around them you could be sick, then they are probably the wrong person. — Marina And The Diamonds

Actually, I think that a lot of the interviews and acoustic sessions and other things that artists fill their time with are really pointless and suck the energy out of the artist. — Marina And The Diamonds

I don't want to live in real life. It's too harsh, too brutal. — Marina And The Diamonds

Like the land joining the sea,
Happiness it followed me. — Marina And The Diamonds

I quite like dark humor. — Marina And The Diamonds

Success, I've come to realise, is fleeting so you shouldn't value it too much. — Marina And The Diamonds

Sometimes you feel amazing about life and other times you just feel fat and depressed, so I think it's good to be honest about that and to make light of it, I think humour is important, nobody's perfect. — Marina And The Diamonds

Not everyone is out screw you over/
Maybe, just maybe they just wanna get to know ya. — Marina And The Diamonds

Trends in culture all serve a purpose and that's always indicative in fashion and music, you can always tell what's going on culturally in the mindset of the young generation if you look at those mediums. — Marina And The Diamonds

I'm a very, very disciplined person. — Marina And The Diamonds

You know what, if you compromise and do stuff that's not becoming to you as an artist, that's your fault. — Marina And The Diamonds

Fake it, fake your confidence until it's real. I think it's a good way to live most of your life. — Marina And The Diamonds

There's nothing I'd never wear, really. I've worn pink spotty pajamas from a Goodwill store onstage before. This only happens when I'm having a small breakdown! — Marina And The Diamonds

Britney Spears is a big influence. Huge. I think people thought I was joking about that for a long time. But when I was a teenager, there was a genuine connection with this sweet girl who also had this very sexual side that people didn't really want to accept. — Marina And The Diamonds

I live my life inside a dream,
only waking when I sleep — Marina And The Diamonds

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. — Marina And The Diamonds

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. — Marina And The Diamonds

If you believe something enough, it comes true eventually, and that's so true even with lies. If you tell yourself a lie, after a few years you'll think it's true. — Marina And The Diamonds

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. — Marina And The Diamonds

I broke a million hearts just for fun — Marina And The Diamonds

I think each human being wants to make their mark on the world in whatever way they can, and maybe everyone has a slight egomaniac inside of them. — Marina And The Diamonds

I've always been interested in how fast-moving our identity is and that I've never been able to pin down who I truly am. That inspires me to write, because I feel like that cements me a bit, in that I find my identity in being an artist. — Marina And The Diamonds

I think celebrity culture and sexuality in pop music is really important, but I want there to be an alternative for people. — Marina And The Diamonds

Stars of love burn bright
'till they're ready to die
the broken spend their lives
staring at the sky — Marina And The Diamonds

Everyone gets dumped and everyone gets hurt and there's karma to love in regards to what you've done to other people. — Marina And The Diamonds

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. — Marina And The Diamonds

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. — Marina And The Diamonds

Wish I'd been a prom queen fighting for the title
Instead of being sixteen and burning up a bible
Feeling super, super (super!) suicidal — Marina And The Diamonds

You can't have peace without a war. — Marina And The Diamonds

Women want love.
Men want power.
I want both. — Marina And The Diamonds

I feel like artists that are always quite sad in real life always make really happy music, and artists who are really bouncy and bubbly always make really sad music. — Marina And The Diamonds

I felt connected with Madonna from a very young age. I think I share a lot of qualities from her personality. I really respect her. — Marina And The Diamonds

You're never gonna love me,
so what's the use? — Marina And The Diamonds

I think I actually did write about love because I kind of had a fear of it, like we all do, nobody wants to get hurt. — Marina And The Diamonds

Lots of narcissistic people have helped lots of other people with their music. That's such a narcissistic thing to say! Ha ha! — Marina And The Diamonds

I could draw up a list of about 30 artists who I apparently sound like. From Lady Gaga, to Katy Perry to Lana Del Rey. I don't know if it's because I'm versatile or because production affects how people judge music. I can't wait for a time I can just be classed as myself. — Marina And The Diamonds

I'm vulnerable, I'm vulnerable. I am not a robot. — Marina And The Diamonds

When you are with the wrong person, who doesn't really love you, all you want is to be adored. It makes you more inward and needy. Gross. — Marina And The Diamonds

I have sold my soul. I would sell my soul, if I could have it all. — Marina And The Diamonds

Love is really my nemesis. I never really allowed myself to indulge in such basic things because I was so motivated and thought that if I did I wouldn't succeed. — Marina And The Diamonds

You could say that my life's a mess. But, I'm still looking pretty in this dress. — Marina And The Diamonds

I don't really know how to live my life, just like lots of other people don't. I guess you just learn along the way. — Marina And The Diamonds

Cause I feel like I'm the worst,
so I always act like I'm the best. — Marina And The Diamonds

I want to provoke people with thoughts, not by taking my clothes off. It's time to move on from Stripperville. — Marina And The Diamonds

I'm not going to lie; I'm not a huge remix person. — Marina And The Diamonds

I feel numb most of the time
The lower I get the higher I'll climb — Marina And The Diamonds

[Being in the States] is almost like being on a holiday. It's kind of annoying because everyone's like "Oh, you're so obsessed with America," but it's not really that. I just really enjoy being here - I'm not the first British artist to make music here and be inspired by the country. — Marina And The Diamonds

I want blood, guts, and chocolate cake. — Marina And The Diamonds

I have quite a lot of plastic sunglasses. It's just a nice accessory, it adds a final thing, and it's my favorite way of figuring an outfit. — Marina And The Diamonds

My biggest fear is love and getting hurt in love but still believing. — Marina And The Diamonds

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. — Marina And The Diamonds

I really like the look of the 1950s, lots of suburban Americana influences. I'm 5'4', so I like kitten heels occasionally because I can move around a bit easier, but pointy-toed pumps are very elongating. — Marina And The Diamonds

I know I've got a big ego. I really don't know why it's such a big deal, though. — Marina And The Diamonds

I criticized the whole American songwriting industry and the pop side of it and I was bitter about it. And I stepped back and thought 'Why are you bitter? You can't just stand there like every other indie musician and criticize this so-called 'generic' music when you're not doing anything to challenge that.' — Marina And The Diamonds

This obsession with celebrity culture is really unhealthy. I don't want to live my life like that, and I don't want to be a typical pop star. — Marina And The Diamonds

Drink to forget; don't forget to drink. — Marina And The Diamonds

Even when I see a beautiful woman, I think, 'Aw, her life must be amazing.' Everyone does it. That's human nature to believe that beauty is everything. — Marina And The Diamonds

I actually quite like promo, which is quite odd for an artist, but recording's not the easiest thing. — Marina And The Diamonds

I feel like everyone has the right to privacy, even if you're the most famous person in the world. — Marina And The Diamonds

I am absolutely not a roll-on-stage kind of girl! I would be totally freaked out if I didn't warm up, and I don't know how other singers do it. — Marina And The Diamonds

All I really want is to be wonderful — Marina And The Diamonds

I lived in Greece for about four years of my life, and living there had a huge impact on my life growing up. My father was very much adamant that we would learn about our culture. It's a very rich culture to be a part of since it has such a great history behind it. I definitely carry that in my job, and I am very passionate. — Marina And The Diamonds

I hate the whole 'record your album, do your promo campaign, have a year off to write another album' pattern. As an artist, you should keep creating as much as you possibly can. — Marina And The Diamonds

My style icons are Leigh Lezark, Gwen Stefani and Shirley Manson. — Marina And The Diamonds

I think some people just have an innate musical ability, and I'm lucky enough to be one of those people. — Marina And The Diamonds

There's no one particular road that will lead you to success. I think everybody will find it differently. — Marina And The Diamonds

Music is my 90% of my life and my biggest passion. I really don't have an interest in anything else. — Marina And The Diamonds

Nobody will admit to playing power games in relationships, but they do. — Marina And The Diamonds

You may be good looking/
But you're not a piece of art. — Marina And The Diamonds

It's ok to say you've got a weak spot,you don't always have to be on top.
Better to be hated then loved(x3) for what you're not. — Marina And The Diamonds

I'm obsessed with the mess that's America. — Marina And The Diamonds

If you don't want to have your private life splashed everywhere, why go to the restaurants and the places you know you're going to be photographed? — Marina And The Diamonds

Touring can be tough; the crew and I travel everywhere by a big pink bus, and live in petrol stations. — Marina And The Diamonds

You have to be your biggest believer. — Marina And The Diamonds

Electra Heart is the antithesis of everything I stand for. And the point of introducing her and building a concept around her is that she stands for the corrupt side of American ideology, and basically that's the corruption of yourself. My worst fear - that's anyone's worst fear - is to lose myself and become an empty person. And that happens a lot when you're very ambitious. — Marina And The Diamonds

I do have a memo all the time because I need to be guided by something in my life. I'm not religious and I don't have idols, so something has to drive me. — Marina And The Diamonds

People are complex, and I think it's a huge element of what I do, because you have to balance out the fact that you talk about quite serious things with a sense of irony and tongue-in-cheek humor. That's my personality as well. — Marina And The Diamonds

What I hate is that not many people admit to having a big ego, but you have to - and there's nothing wrong with it. — Marina And The Diamonds

My dad's quite a conservative person, and he brought me up to be very questioning of the commercial world. He looked down on pop culture. I definitely got the impression that pop was evil and that Britney Spears was evil. — Marina And The Diamonds

I love natural beauty, and I think it's your best look, but I think makeup as an artist is so transformative. — Marina And The Diamonds

I want the world to go away. — Marina And The Diamonds

Obviously when you're a teen you have no money, so you make, like, three outfits out of one dress. You're like, 'OK cut the arms here. Alright: New party, cut them to here.' — Marina And The Diamonds

I turned off my Google alerts in 2009 as I learnt that following yourself on the Internet very quickly becomes unhealthy. — Marina And The Diamonds

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. — Marina And The Diamonds

Sometimes I ignore you so I feel in control. — Marina And The Diamonds

I love 40's-60's fashion because it suits the type of figure that I have the most, so that's what I always go for. I won't change! — Marina And The Diamonds

I've read every Madonna biography. I've also looked up every pop star to see how they first made it. The biggest thing I learnt was that you have to be pro-active. You can't be scared. — Marina And The Diamonds

I'm interested in how identity is transient. How do we know who we really are, when different situations and environments dictate how we behave? I'm interested in the role we all play. We spend our whole lives becoming ourselves when we are born as no one else. — Marina And The Diamonds

I consider myself a feminist because I believe women should have equal rights. Of course. It's just that the term 'feminism' conjures up other things for people. — Marina And The Diamonds

I'm gonna leave you drowning until you reach for my hand. — Marina And The Diamonds

I'm masquerading as an innocent pop star. — Marina And The Diamonds

My heart is nuclear,
Love is all that I fear
Ready to be let down,
Now I'm heading for a meltdown — Marina And The Diamonds

Hollywood infected my brain and I really valued the wrong things in life, but I changed dramatically. — Marina And The Diamonds

I've really come into my own as an artist. I'm much more sure of my identity and understand it much better, and have accepted the fact that I like to jump around a lot in terms of who I am and what kind of music I create, and that it is okay - in fact, that is my main identity, the fact that I do that. — Marina And The Diamonds

What I've learnt about artists over the years is, artists are usually the opposite to their music. — Marina And The Diamonds

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. — Marina And The Diamonds

I don't just want to sing about simplistic things all the time. It's good to have a mix of songs that have a real depth, and that provoke and challenge people, and then songs that are fun and people can enjoy. — Marina And The Diamonds

Blonde symbolises sexuality and power - it holds very different connotations. The archetypal star has always been blonde. — Marina And The Diamonds