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And Finally
Marina not happy with career so far
By CMU Editorial | Published on Tuesday 11 January 2011
Marina Diamandis, aka Marina And The Diamonds, has said that she feels like “a failure”, despite all the buzz that surrounded her this time last year. And she blames, in part at least, her American record label, Warner/Atlantic’s Chop Shop.
In an interview with Undercover.fm published last week, she said: “I feel more like a failure than a success. I haven’t done anything I want to do. For someone who wants to be one of the best artists of her generation, I’ve done fuck all … I’m pissed off I’m not bigger. [My American fanbase has] been built purely on me and my online presence. The label haven’t really promoted me at all”.
In November, Diamandis cancelled a US tour, due to begin later this month, to concentrate on her second album, which she said “will be all about the lyrics”, adding: “It’s quite political and it’s about feminism and sex. It’s an abrasive pop record”.
After a rush of criticism of her remarks as the interview spread its way across the internet, Diamandis tweeted: “Oh, I am terribly sorry for saying what I really feel in an interview. How obnoxious of me. I’ll just lie and grin and nod like others to coax you into believing I am a ‘nice’ person. Drive has no relation to grace”.
I like her, she’s fun.
