Marina and the Diamonds is now just Marina. “What were you doing in 2005?” she says, laughing, about leaving behind something she created when she was 18.
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I feel like I got a lot of new fans with Electra Heart, a lot of who found me through pop radio. And they’ve stuck around with me. I feel very grateful, because they make this journey worth it.
F R O O T // marina and the diamonds
“i was trying to describe it as like blending neon with nature. it’s like a cyber la dolce vita […] i wanted a ‘50s or ‘70s look but with something that’s artificial.”
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“I love how art and imagery—whether that’s fashion or architecture or music—that’s like a mirror for society at that time. I think it’s so powerful, whether you’re creating that or you’re admiring that. It’s always really interested me.”
“i’m greek. greeks are very passionate and physically expressive. they like… they love breaking shit”
I have fallen from the sky
In a million multi-coloured lies
“I’m looking at how feminism has progressed and how the sex industry has totally infiltrated pop culture for the past 15 years. Now all we get is superstars who are talented and beautiful simulating stripping and pole dancing. And I was very influenced by it for a while, as well with pop culture, but I just think “Isn’t it time to move on now?” I just hope more people understand that it’s more than me beating the system here. And when I say the system, I’m talking about the media, the press, adverts, fashion, the cosmetic industry, dieting, gossip magazines; all of that stuff that doesn’t enhance our lives and which thrives on lowering people’s self-esteem so they’d buy into that product, into that whole lifestyle thing of being a perfect person. That’s what I’m against.“