Marina and the Diamonds
Marina and the Diamonds
Marina Lambrini Diamandis, known professionally as Marina and the Diamonds, is a Welsh singer-songwriter...
NationalityWelsh
ProfessionMusician
Date of Birth10 October 1985
beautiful beauty believe human life nature
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.
believe consider feminist term women
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.
hurt believe stills
My biggest fear is love and getting hurt in love but still believing.
lying believe thinking
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.
biggest learnt looked madonna pop
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.
britney connection genuine joking people sexual side spears sweet time
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.
everybody instead people share spoil
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.
goodwill onstage pajamas store worn
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!
becoming stuff
You know what, if you compromise and do stuff that's not becoming to you as an artist, that's your fault.
challenge good mix people provoke simplistic sing songs time
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.
allowed basic indulge love
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.
britney brought commercial dad definitely evil impression looked pop quite spears
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.
biggest interest life music
Music is my 90% of my life and my biggest passion. I really don't have an interest in anything else.
possibly promo year
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.