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Marina and the Diamonds

Welsh Musician

Born: Oct 10, 1985

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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

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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

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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

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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. Marina and the Diamonds

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I'm not going to lie; I'm not a huge remix person. Marina and the Diamonds

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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 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

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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. 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

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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

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I was always very creative. I was always into acting and dancing when I was younger. Marina and the Diamonds

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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

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I quite like dark humor. Marina and the Diamonds

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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

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

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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

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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. Marina and the Diamonds

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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. Marina and the Diamonds

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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. Marina and the Diamonds

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