"Dollhouse" was definitely inspired by the whole Edward Scissorhands vibe where all of the houses are perfect, but inside each home there are very messed up families.
Melanie MartinezI'm gonna write from personal experience, from emotion, from whatever the hell I'm feeling that day.
Melanie MartinezIf I don't see a music video to it while writing it, I just scrap it immediately. It's very visual.
Melanie Martinez"Dollhouse" was really insane. We shot it at this top house studio in Brookyln. It was really cool. I designed a mini dollhouse that we used. I made it all by hand and decorated each room, and we based the actual set off of that. The Dollhouse was just plain wood and I put roofing on it and everything. I got real carpet for it. It was crazy. It was definitely an interesting experience. It was the first music video I've ever made. It was definitely stressful but awesome. Everybody was really amazing on set; we just had a blast doing it.
Melanie Martinez