Marina Lambrini Diamandis
Birthday: 10 October 1985, Brynmawr, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK
Height: 163 cm
Marina Lambrini Diamandis was born on October 10, 1985 in Brynmawr, Monmouthshire, Wales.
[2014] I'm okay writing alone, I have a lot of discipline for that, but with production... [she laug Show more
[2014] I'm okay writing alone, I have a lot of discipline for that, but with production... [she laughs] it's never been my favourite thing in the world. Hide
[2014, before the release of her album Froot] I'm used to planning everything to sweet fuckery, and Show more
[2014, before the release of her album Froot] I'm used to planning everything to sweet fuckery, and I'm not planning anything this time. I'm just happy to let everything happen. Hide
[2014] It [Electra Heart] was an American-produced album, all of the imagery was referencing America Show more
[2014] It [Electra Heart] was an American-produced album, all of the imagery was referencing American culture... it made complete sense that it would be received better there, but let's not forget I pretended to be a completely different person. If I hadn't done that and I'd still done a pop album it might have been easier to digest for the UK. I can't control what people think of me and what people are going to think of anything I do in the future. I think for the first time, I feel comfortable. I know I've struggled in certain parts of the past five years, as most artists do when they're starting out, and I know I'm always going to want to experiment with production and with sound so everyone had better get used to the fact I'm probably going to change with each album! Hide
[2014] Shit still goes down in life whether you're happy with yourself or not. Happy is the wrong wo Show more
[2014] Shit still goes down in life whether you're happy with yourself or not. Happy is the wrong word. It's more to do with being at ease with yourself as a human being; liking who you are. Being truthful with who you are as a person and understanding that. If there were no troubles, I don't know how I would write. Hide
[2014, on her songs "Immortal" and "Are You Satisfied?"] They're not consciously related, but it's a Show more
[2014, on her songs "Immortal" and "Are You Satisfied?"] They're not consciously related, but it's a good point. I guess both are talking about that need to feel fulfilled or live that kind of life that you would want to. It's hard. It's hard to be happy all the time - it's not natural - but that's what people want to be. Hide
[2014, on her album Froot and its visuals] I guess it's an alternative pop record. Visually I've def Show more
[2014, on her album Froot and its visuals] I guess it's an alternative pop record. Visually I've definitely been interested in the '70s, for sure. I really like jumpsuits, I'm really liking suits at the moment. I suppose still being feminine but maybe dressing in a way I didn't before. I used to be a lot louder, a lot more 'pop art', but now I'm 29 I feel different, and I want to dress differently. In the beginning, when I did my first photoshoot, I was trying to describe it as like blending neon with nature. It's like a cyber La Dolce Vita, or a sci-fi Sophia Loren, or a futuristic Liz Taylor. It's about taking these iconic figures, these feminine icons, and interpreting them an a modern way. I wanted a '50s or '70s look but with something that's artificial. Hide
[2014, on her song "Immortal"] It's a really universal issue discussing how you leave your mark and Show more
[2014, on her song "Immortal"] It's a really universal issue discussing how you leave your mark and how it's really important to preserve memories and remember people. I started writing that song when I went to a war memorial in Poland. Something that somebody I was with just struck me... they said 'It's not a very beautiful memorial, but it deserves to be visited to keep their memory alive.' That's how the song - well, the lyrics - started. Hide
[2014] I felt like I hadn't changed between 18 and 27, which is a really long fucking time to not gr Show more
[2014] I felt like I hadn't changed between 18 and 27, which is a really long fucking time to not grow up or not deal with certain issues. I feel lighter now. I feel very different. The weirdest thing was that it was almost overnight. I'm 29 and I've not experienced this in my life before. I think it was something that I was looking for. The previous years when I was projecting cynicism, or when I was being snarky or whatever, I was myself all the time. Hide
[2014] When I was 21 I was an idiot, I remember wanting Brody Dalle's voice so I started smoking and Show more
[2014] When I was 21 I was an idiot, I remember wanting Brody Dalle's voice so I started smoking and shouting all the time... but it never worked, and now I'm just stuck with a bad habit. I think when you're young the image you have of yourself is sometimes different to who you actually are, so what you want to be is perhaps not what you are going to be. Plus, because I was really ambitious at the time, I saw pop music as a way to expand upon those desires and plans. I'm a huge pop fan, but it's more that those big influences are the earliest ones. When I started listening to music properly I was around 19 - I was quite late - and those were the big ones around at the time. People like Fiona Apple, Dresden Dolls who I really liked, The Distillers obviously and PJ Harvey. Hide
[2014] I feel like the songs I identify with most - not the ones I think are the best, but the ones Show more
[2014] I feel like the songs I identify with most - not the ones I think are the best, but the ones that speak to me - are "I Am Not A Robot", "Mowgli's Road" and "Hollywood", which are kind of like these fusions of alternative and rock music. I don't think there was a concerted effort to go back to that... that is just my sound. That's what I'm interested in. It's not about being pop or not pop, or electronic or not electronic, it's more about feeling the groove in the music and knowing there are real musicians playing it. I think it's something that I've been trying translate for a long time. Hide
[2014] It was almost like I had been burdened by something my whole life and then suddenly that went Show more
[2014] It was almost like I had been burdened by something my whole life and then suddenly that went away... I can't even describe how amazing it is... you suddenly realise why people are happy and why people enjoy things. I think I used to believe that being depressed was part of my personality or that I was born like that, but it's quite shocking to realise that perhaps that isn't the case. Hide
Marina Lambrini Diamandis's FILMOGRAPHY
as Actor (28)
