Marina and the Diamonds

Singer-songwriter

1985-10-10

Marina and the Diamonds was the former stage name of Welsh singer-songwriter Marina Diamandis. The name was used for releases including The Family Jewels and Electra Heart.

Quotes by 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.
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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.
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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.'
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I am very curvy, so the vintage stores suit me better than most designers. I just can't seem to give up crisps, or make my boobs shrink for that matter. Alas, I will never fit a size zero.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Touring can be tough; the crew and I travel everywhere by a big pink bus, and live in petrol stations.
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I love natural beauty, and I think it's your best look, but I think makeup as an artist is so transformative.
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I turned off my Google alerts in 2009 as I learnt that following yourself on the Internet very quickly becomes unhealthy.
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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.
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Rejection is a universally embarrassing topic and 'Electra Heart' is my response to that. It is a frank album.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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You know what, if you compromise and do stuff that's not becoming to you as an artist, that's your fault.
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Hollywood infected my brain and I really valued the wrong things in life, but I changed dramatically.
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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.
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