"I was starting to think about our Tumblr generation, and how photos appear on Tumblr and people become almost like mini-stars of the internet, and you don't know who the hell they are - they're just anonymous faces. So I started to take photos, and make an effort to look completely different in each one, in different hotels and apartments all across America when I was travelling. And it just started to build from that. It was more the prima donna archetype at the beginning, really; I was reading a lot of books like Hollywood Babylon, focusing more on the gossipy, suicidal side of the '30s and '40s in Hollywood. That's how it started, and then it grew into a real project."
"Electra Heart is the antithesis of everything that I stand for. And the point of introducing her and building a whole concept around her is that she stands for the corrupt side of American ideology, and basically that's the corruption of yourself. My worst fear—that's anyone's worst fear—is losing myself and becoming a vacuous person. And that happens a lot when you're very ambitious."
"I wanted to create this fictional character who was everything I was not, I wanted to be a strong, cold-hearted person. I feel like girls who are bitches always get the guy and never get hurt, ’cause that’s what we think! I wanted to create a character that allowed me to be like that."
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The Su-Barbie-A archetype is a model female representative of the all-perfect American housewife and the general concept of fake perfection. she is a loving mother and wife who sets all of her ambition and potential aside to stay loyal to her family. This is killing her from the inside, as she can't accept the fact that she's stuck in the suburbs forever. She has to deal with a marriage that was never really right for her, however she is too kind and caring to even think of leaving her family. With nothing else to do, she faces the fact that her world is falling apart with a smile, like everyone expects from her.
The Primadonna is a vain, self-centered and snobbish archetype that lives her life receiving gifts, being adored, and tending to her appearance. The Primadonna is a very ambitious individual that is desperate for fame and wealth, and seems to barely care about anyone whilst she climbs her way up to the top. She would rather do her makeup and/or try on a new dress than do any good for someone other than herself.
H OM EW RE CKER The Homewrecker archetype is stylised as a deceptive woman. She takes on this trait in order to not be caught and/ or held accountable for her actions. She does not keep relationships and moves on when she is finished having her fun. She does not belong to anyone and is a very lonely archetype. The Homewrecker does in fact want to be able to hold relationships however, but realizes that, due to her past, this is impossible and continues to romance married men.
A "Teen Idol" is a celebrity or other form of personality that is well-known and popular among teenage groups. Traditionally, a Teen Idol is a famous figure known for being a musician or actor, but they can also be locally well-known teenagers who are popular within their schools and societies.
However, Teen "Idle" is the opposite of this. She is portrayed as a teen with many regrets and a longing to be popular. she constantly contradicts herself and is split between the person she thinks she is, the person she wants to be, and other ideals she looks up to. She represents many struggles that teenagers face, including drinking, sexuality, self-respect and confidence. The Teen Idle is one of the most broken archetypes.
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Rule number one, is that you gotta have fun But baby when you’re done you gotta be the first to run You are the lonely one and only Body in the world Who can make me, who can break me Down into a young girl You say that love is not that easy And that’s the lesson that you teach me So hypocritical, overly cynical I’m sick and tired of all your preaching Who are you to tell me Who to be? You’re my last bone of contention That could break at any mention You’re the last wall that will stand tall ‘Til the end of the world I know you only want to own me And that’s the kind of love you show me You tell me one thing and do another Keep all your secrets under cover Who are you to tell me Who to be? you let go of me Yeah you played the martyr for so long That you can’t do anything wrong Who are you to tell me Who to be? Yeah, you let go of me Who are you to tell me who to be?
Rule number two, just don’t get attached to Somebody you could lose So le-lemme tell you c h o r u s This is how to be a heartbreaker Boys they like a little danger We’ll get him falling for a stranger, A player, singing I lo-lo-love you How to be a heartbreaker Boys they like a little danger We’ll get him falling for a stranger, A player, singing I lo-lo-love you At least I think I do Rule number three, wear your heart on your cheek But never on your sleeve, unless you wanna taste defeat Rule number four, gotta be looking pure Kiss him goodbye at the door and leave him wanting more, more This is how to be a heartbreaker Boys they like a little danger We’ll get him falling for a stranger, A player, singing I lo-lo-love you How to be a heartbreaker Boys they like the look of danger We’ll get him falling for a stranger, A player, singing I lo-lo-love you At least I think I do Girls, ‘Cause our So can’t In c
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In the night your heart is full and by the morning empty But baby I’m the one who left you, you’re not the one who left me
And now I see, I see it for the first time There is no crime in being kind Not everyone is out to screw you over Maybe, oh just maybe they just wanna get to know you
C H O R U S When you’re around me, I’m radioactive My blood is burning radioactive I’m turning radioactive My blood is radioactive My heart is nuclear Love is all that I feel I’m turning radioactive My blood is radioactive
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bubblegum bitch written by marina diamandis / rick nowels. published by warner chappel music ltd (prs) / r-rated music administered by emi april music inc. (ascap). produced by rick nowels co. produced by dean reid. recorded by kiron menzies and dean reid in the green building santa monica, california and hackney downs. hackney london. additional engineering by nigel lundemo and john ingoldsby. assistant engineer trevor yasuda. rick nowels - keyboards. dean reid - drums, bass, electric guitars, keyboards. rusty anderson - electric guitars. dan chase - keyboards. all vocals by marina diamandis. mixed by mark “spike” stent, at the mixsuite la. assisted by matty green. primadonna written by marina diamandis, julie frost, lukasz gottwald, and henry walter. published by warner chappell music ltd (prs), emi april music inc, obo itself and totally famous music (ascap) kasz money publishing (ascap), and oneirology publishing/prescription songs (ascap) produced by dr. luke and cirkut for prescription songs. mixed by serban ghenea. all instruments and programming by dr. luke and cirkut. engineered by clint gibbs. assisted by jon sher. production coordination by irene richter and katie mitzell. recorded at eightysevenfourteen studios. los angeles, ca. mixed at mixstar studios. virginia beach, va. engineer: john hanes. assisted by tim roberts and phil seaford. lies written by marina diamandis, lukasz gottwald. thomas pentz and henry walter. published by warner chappell music ltd (prs), kasz money publishing (ascap), i like turtles music. administered by downtown music and oneirology. publishing/prescription songs (ascap) administered by songs of kobalt music publishing. produced by dr. luke and cirkut for prescriiption osngs and co-produced by diplo for mad decent. mixed by serban ghenea. all instruments and programming by dr. luke and cirkut. additional programming by diplo. engineered by clint gibbs. assisted by jon sher. production coordination by irene ricther and katie mitzell. record at eightysevenfourteen studios, los aneles, CA. mixed at mixstar studious, virginia beach, va. engineer: john hanses. assisted by tim roverts and phil seaford. homewrecker written by marina diamandis/rick nowles. published by warner/chappell music ltd (PRs)/r-rated music administered by emi april music inc. (ascap). produced by rick nowels. recorded by kieron menzies in the green building, santa monica,
california and hackney downs, hackney london, additional engineering by nigel lundermo and john ingoldsby. assistant engineer trevor yasuda. rick nowels - keyboards, electric guitar. dan chase- drums, bass, keyboards. programming rusty anderson - electric guitar. all vocals by marina diamandis. mixed by mark “spike” stent at the mixsuite la. assisted by matty green. starring role written by marina diamandis and greg krustin. published by warner chappell music ltd (prs)/ EMI april music, inc. o/b/o itself and kurstin music (ascap). Greg kurstin-keyboards, programming piano. Engineered by greg kurstin. additional engineering by jesse shatkin. produced by greg kurstin at echo studio, los angeles, ca. mixed by serban ghenea mixed at mixstar studios, virginia beach, va. engineer: john hanes. assisted by tim roberts and phil seaford. the state of dreaming written by marina diamandis/devrim karaoglu/ rick nowels, published by warner chappell music ltd (prs)/karaoglu music (gema) / r-rated music administrated by emi april music inc. (ASCAP). produced by rick nowels and devrim karaoglu. recorded by keron menzies in the green building santa monica, california and hackney downs, hackney, london. additional engineering by nigel lundermo and john ingoldsby. assistant engineer trevor yasudo, rick nowels - keyboards, piano. devrim karaoglu - keyboards, drums, strings, programming. rusty anderson - electric guitars. tim pierce - electric guitarst dean reid - electric guitar. strings arranged and conducted by david campbell. engineered by charlie paakkari at the village studios, la. all vocals by marina diamandis. mixed by mark “spike” strent, at the mixsuite la. assisted by matty green. power & control written by marina diamandis and steve angenello. published by warner chappell music ltd (prs) / sony / atv music publishing. greg kurstin keyboards, programming, guitar, bass. engineered by greg kurstin. additional engineering by jesse shatkin. produced by greg kurstin at echo studio, los angeles, ca. mixed by serban ghenea. mixed at mix star studios, virginia beach, va. engineer: john hanes. assisted by tim roverts and phil seaford. sex yeah written by marina diamandis/greg kurstin. published by warner chappell music ltd (prs) / emi april music, inc. o/b/o itself and kurstin music (Ascap). greg kurstin - keyboards, programming, guitar, bass engineered by greg kurstin. additional
engineering by jesse shatkin. produced by greg kurstin at echo studio. los angeles, ca. mixed by serban ghenea. mixed at mixstar studios, virginia beach, va. engineer: john hanes. assisted by tim roverts and phil seaford. teen idle written by marina diamandis. published by warner chappell music ltd (prs). produced and mixed by liam howe for this much talent. additional drum production by the elite. recorded and mixed at the ivory tower. marina diamandis vocals, piano liam howe synthesisers, santoor, philicorda, programming, the elite additional drum programming. valley of the dolls written by marina diamandis/devrim karaoglu/ rick nowels. published by warner chappell music ltd (prs)/karaoglu music (gema). r-rated music administered by emi april music inc. (ascap). produced by rick nowels and devrim karaoglu. recorded by keron menzies in the green building. sa hackney london. additional engineering by nigel lundermo and john ingoldsby. assistant engineer trevor yasuda. rick nowels - keyboards. devrim karaoglu - drums, bass, keyboards, programming. rusty anderson - bazouki, electric guitars. strings arranged and conducted by david campbell. engineered by charlie paakkari at the village studios, la. all vocals by marina diamandis. mixed by mark “spike” stent at the mixsuite la. assisted by matty green. hypocrates written by marina diamandis/rick nowels. published by warner chappell music ltd (prs) r -rated music administered by emi april music inc. (ascap). produced by rick nowels and devrim karaoglu. recorded at keron menzies in the green building. santa monica, california and hackney downs. hackney, london additional engineering by nigel lundermo and john ingoldsby. assistant engineer trevor yasuda. rick nowels - piano, keyboards. devrim karaoglu - keyboards, bass, drums, programming. tim pierce - electric guitars. rusty anderson - electric guitars. matt chamberlain - drums. all vocals by marina diamandis. mixed b mark “spike” stent, at the mixsuite la. assisted by matty green. how to be a heartbreaker written by marina diamandis, lukasz gottwald, benjamin levin, ammar malik, dan omelio and henry walter. published by warner chappell music ltd (prs) adm. by warner tamerlane publishing corp (BMI) kasz money publishing (ascap), matza ballzack music / where da kasz at (bmi), kasz
money publishing (ascap), matza ballzack music/ where da kasz at (bmi), maru cha cha/lotzah balls soup/ where da kasz at (bmi), robopop musik/ bmg ruby songs (ascap), oneirology publishing/ prescription songs (ascap). produced by dr. luke for prescription songs benny blanco for matza ball productions inc. and cirkut for prescription songs. mixed by serban ghenea. vocals by marina diamandis. all instruments and programming by dr. luke benny blanco cirkut and ammar malik engineered by emily wright and clint gibbs. production coordination by irene richter katie mitzell and scott “yamov” yamovsky. assisted by rachel findlen andy hughes joel peters ava james mark veaven andyz kipnes beka tishker charlie tischker andrew luftman jeremy levin and david silberstein. recorded at luke’s malibu, ca, eightysevenfourteen studios, los angeles, ca and sarm studios. notting hill london, uk lotzah matza studios, new york, ny. mixed at mixstar studios, virginia beach, va. engineered for mix by john hanes assistant engineered for mix by tim roverts and phil seaford. vocal production by emily wright for prescription songs. radioactive written by marina diamandis/m.s. eriksen /t.e. hermansen/f. lennsen/c. narain. published by warner/chappell music ltd (prs)/emi music publishing (ascap)/emi music publishing (ascap)/ copyright control. produced by stargate for 45th and 3rd music llc and by dj chuckie and fabian lennsen. recorded by mikkel s. eriksen and miles walker for 45th and 3rd music llc at roc the mic studios, new york, ny and by fabian lennsen at dirty dutch studios, amsterdam. mixed by phil tan at ninja club studios, atlanta ga. additional/assistant. fear and loathing written by marina diamandis. published by warner chappell music ltd (prs). produced and mixed by liam howe for this much talent. recorded and mixed at the ivory tower. marina diamandis vocals, piano, liam how - synthesisers, mellotron, telegraph key, all programing. mastered by chris gehringer at sterling sound, new york, ny managed by derek mackilop and kat garbutt from wallace productions. photography by casper balslev. and unknown authors from tumblr. layout by stauney segle. marinaandthediamonds.com love and thanks x