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
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.
life obsession pop typical
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.
guided life religious time
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.
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.
dress life listen music people rest time watch
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.
behind carry culture definitely father four great greece growing history huge impact learn life lived living rich since
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.
things-in-life brain hollywood
Hollywood infected my brain and I really valued the wrong things in life, but I changed dramatically.
want restaurants private-life
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?
people way living-my-life
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.
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.