99centlips

omg didn't think about that lyric!
Afraid was most likely about MM before right? She could just be referencing two relationships in one song as she quite often seems to do

Before I start this, I wish my condolences to Rob and his family and friends and mean no disrespect.
 
 
So when I started looking last night, I assumed he passed away around 2007-2009,
but Lana tweeted this on January 1, 2012
 

 
 
 
His Facebook profile is still up and active, (not going to link, as it's pretty easy to find) no connections between him and Lana/Lizzy on there.
Plenty of Mikey Martin on his profile though.
I could not find his former myspace profile, if he had one.
 
From there it was pretty easy to find a past connection between Rob and Mikey,
posted on December 11, 2006 on RecoveryRoad.org, recovered using wayback. 
 

 
 
Rob was a New York native, battled with drug addiction for a long time, became friends with Mikey at Road Recovery and joined his band as a production manager.
 
Quoted from the site in 2007 "ROAD RECOVERY is comprised of entertainment industry professionals whose lives have been touched by addiction and other adversities and now wish to make a positive impact on the lives of others."
 
I heavily believe Lizzy was involved in this organization, although I found nothing online as evidence.
But per her interview for Electronic Beats in 2013
 
 
 
 
and interview with Vogue in 2012 
 
 
 
Recovery Road is probably how she met Mikey and Rob.
In another interview, she reveals 
 
 
 
I think Rob is the person she's talking about here. Looking at his FB profile, it seemed he was still struggling with his addiction and re-entered rehab 2011. This leads me to believe Rob is subject to a lot of her songs, I think Dark Paradise and Heroin are 100% about him, as he is now the only confirmed friend/boyfriend she knew who died of drug overdose. It could also explain her somewhat strange behavior during the 2011-2012 era, she had just lost a friend, maybe an ex-boyfriend and was also gaining popularity and criticism.
 
Obviously all speculation, I'm wary to say she dated Rob as she called him a friend, but we are pretty sure she dated Mikey.
 
Sorry this was kind of all over the place, but what does everybody think?

Like how she mentioned the state of herself and her fame in cues from Ultraviolence before, and in addition to songs like 'Elvis' and also rumoured cover for Madonna's 'You Must Love Me' to be on the possible project, I'm thinking that Lana 'll probably be writing more of what her world is like after being in the music industry, and reflecting on her success as an artist now. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCSEM5xpIx0

Re-listening to the songs, and being introduced to 'You Must Love Me' registered on PPL, I immediately thought of Las Vegas, and her just singing in an auditorium, thru her view, the opening of the stage framed to see the walls dressed ornately in gold, and seats wrapped in red velvet, multiple floors and a spotlight pointing straight at her, like a vision of a star, to her eyes. 



I'm not exactly sure, actually, I'm not sure at all, what Lana's got in mind when it comes to this EP, if it even is coming at all but. For the sake of feeding inspiration, what do you hope the EP will be like? 

What are some unreleased tracks you'd like to have on it? (And) What would the new songs be about?

What themes would you like to see? What would the overall key or tone of the record be like?

Speculated and mentioned already:

You Must Love Me
Elvis
Backfire

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uZZzteRccc


How would you continue the list? Or. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVnU6Qe8IGE

Would you scrap it for more of a glam rock, surf rock sound tracklist, following Get Free? 


I'd personally like to see what kind of grandeur Lana would serve with what current info we've got regarding the 3 songs atm. I want to see more of the old Hollywood glam through her view. Orchestral, dramatic, and if possible have more of a solemn sounding track in it, one or two. Then, ofc create the surf rock sound.


Who knows tho, what'll it be?


Sound off 

 

i'm not a huge fan of her, but i just watched this but WOW a very powerful speech. 

Before I start this, I wish my condolences to Rob and his family and friends and mean no disrespect.
 
 
So when I started looking last night, I assumed he passed away around 2007-2009,
but Lana tweeted this on January 1, 2012
 

 
 
 
His Facebook profile is still up and active, (not going to link, as it's pretty easy to find) no connections between him and Lana/Lizzy on there.
Plenty of Mikey Martin on his profile though.
I could not find his former myspace profile, if he had one.
 
From there it was pretty easy to find a past connection between Rob and Mikey,
posted on December 11, 2006 on RecoveryRoad.org, recovered using wayback. 
 

 
 
Rob was a New York native, battled with drug addiction for a long time, became friends with Mikey at Road Recovery and joined his band as a production manager.
 
Quoted from the site in 2007 "ROAD RECOVERY is comprised of entertainment industry professionals whose lives have been touched by addiction and other adversities and now wish to make a positive impact on the lives of others."
 
I heavily believe Lizzy was involved in this organization, although I found nothing online as evidence.
But per her interview for Electronic Beats in 2013
 
 
 
 
and interview with Vogue in 2012 
 
 
 
Recovery Road is probably how she met Mikey and Rob.
In another interview, she reveals 
 
 
 
I think Rob is the person she's talking about here. Looking at his FB profile, it seemed he was still struggling with his addiction and re-entered rehab 2011. This leads me to believe Rob is subject to a lot of her songs, I think Dark Paradise and Heroin are 100% about him, as he is now the only confirmed friend/boyfriend she knew who died of drug overdose. It could also explain her somewhat strange behavior during the 2011-2012 era, she had just lost a friend, maybe an ex-boyfriend and was also gaining popularity and criticism.
 
Obviously all speculation, I'm wary to say she dated Rob as she called him a friend, but we are pretty sure she dated Mikey.
 
Sorry this was kind of all over the place, but what does everybody think?

Life is all about fleeting moments of happiness

Before I start this, I wish my condolences to Rob and his family and friends and mean no disrespect.
 
 
So when I started looking last night, I assumed he passed away around 2007-2009,
but Lana tweeted this on January 1, 2012
 

 
 
 
His Facebook profile is still up and active, (not going to link, as it's pretty easy to find) no connections between him and Lana/Lizzy on there.
Plenty of Mikey Martin on his profile though.
I could not find his former myspace profile, if he had one.
 
From there it was pretty easy to find a past connection between Rob and Mikey,
posted on December 11, 2006 on RecoveryRoad.org, recovered using wayback. 
 

 
 
Rob was a New York native, battled with drug addiction for a long time, became friends with Mikey at Road Recovery and joined his band as a production manager.
 
Quoted from the site in 2007 "ROAD RECOVERY is comprised of entertainment industry professionals whose lives have been touched by addiction and other adversities and now wish to make a positive impact on the lives of others."
 
I heavily believe Lizzy was involved in this organization, although I found nothing online as evidence.
But per her interview for Electronic Beats in 2013
 
 
 
 
and interview with Vogue in 2012 
 
 
 
Recovery Road is probably how she met Mikey and Rob.
In another interview, she reveals 
 
 
 
I think Rob is the person she's talking about here. Looking at his FB profile, it seemed he was still struggling with his addiction and re-entered rehab 2011. This leads me to believe Rob is subject to a lot of her songs, I think Dark Paradise and Heroin are 100% about him, as he is now the only confirmed friend/boyfriend she knew who died of drug overdose. It could also explain her somewhat strange behavior during the 2011-2012 era, she had just lost a friend, maybe an ex-boyfriend and was also gaining popularity and criticism.
 
Obviously all speculation, I'm wary to say she dated Rob as she called him a friend, but we are pretty sure she dated Mikey.
 
Sorry this was kind of all over the place, but what does everybody think?

The "Classic" is just how myspace renamed all the albums when they updated..so it was originally titled just The Lucky Ones...definitely interesting!

Before I start this, I wish my condolences to Rob and his family and friends and mean no disrespect.
 
 
So when I started looking last night, I assumed he passed away around 2007-2009,
but Lana tweeted this on January 1, 2012
 

 
 
 
His Facebook profile is still up and active, (not going to link, as it's pretty easy to find) no connections between him and Lana/Lizzy on there.
Plenty of Mikey Martin on his profile though.
I could not find his former myspace profile, if he had one.
 
From there it was pretty easy to find a past connection between Rob and Mikey,
posted on December 11, 2006 on RecoveryRoad.org, recovered using wayback. 
 

 
 
Rob was a New York native, battled with drug addiction for a long time, became friends with Mikey at Road Recovery and joined his band as a production manager.
 
Quoted from the site in 2007 "ROAD RECOVERY is comprised of entertainment industry professionals whose lives have been touched by addiction and other adversities and now wish to make a positive impact on the lives of others."
 
I heavily believe Lizzy was involved in this organization, although I found nothing online as evidence.
But per her interview for Electronic Beats in 2013
 
 
 
 
and interview with Vogue in 2012 
 
 
 
Recovery Road is probably how she met Mikey and Rob.
In another interview, she reveals 
 
 
 
I think Rob is the person she's talking about here. Looking at his FB profile, it seemed he was still struggling with his addiction and re-entered rehab 2011. This leads me to believe Rob is subject to a lot of her songs, I think Dark Paradise and Heroin are 100% about him, as he is now the only confirmed friend/boyfriend she knew who died of drug overdose. It could also explain her somewhat strange behavior during the 2011-2012 era, she had just lost a friend, maybe an ex-boyfriend and was also gaining popularity and criticism.
 
Obviously all speculation, I'm wary to say she dated Rob as she called him a friend, but we are pretty sure she dated Mikey.
 
Sorry this was kind of all over the place, but what does everybody think?

I just really hope she’s doesn’t go too folky, like basically country

Life is all about fleeting moments of happiness

GBA, TNC and BPBP is a trinity nobody asked for

Okay now who the fuck is K

The fact that she's giving out signed lithos and I'm still waiting for mine 7 months later 

Wearing clips again..

Ok fair but her verse!! Queen of rap! I listened to lq shitty snippet on repeat for days

Ok fair but her verse!! Queen of rap! I listened to lq shitty snippet on repeat for days

did everyone miss the most important part? she gave an interview! hopefully they asked her about yayo and she gives us another clue 

GBA, TNC and BPBP is a trinity nobody asked for

Fun fact: Cherry is the masterpiece

Moisturize u wrinkly ugly taste
 

 
Anyways Heroin IS godly, Change IS incredible, Get Free IS THAT BITCH, Cherry IS the sexy anthem, Love IS the mantra of a generation, and Yosemite IS coming to BLOW THEY ASSES OUT THE WATER

I thought the same thing the other night. It seems like he is the missing link. 
Although I’m not sure if the timeline works. Per the article on Recovery Road he was in rehab possibly in June of 2004, but we don’t know Lizzys movements around this time at all, this was during her gap year. I really want evidence to connect Lizzy to RR as maybe that could tell us more.
If she met Rob first I don’t think she wouldn’t referred to him as Mikey’s best friend. Or maybe she did to refer to a band people know about, who knows.
 
Additionally, his moving around a lot seems to be a few years before his death (2009-2011 roughly). I don’t think they were much in contact during this time. He would’ve came up somewhere and she was deep in working on her record at this time, in London etc.
Before 2009 I believe he was on tour with the STG.
There’s also absolutely zero pictures of the two of them anywhere. I think someone else said it could've been a very short fling or friendship but as she said, affected her a lot.
 
We don’t know a lot but I’m gonna keep looking.
Crazy thing is that his full name was in her Twitter this whole time!
 
PS I SAW THE K THING TOO

''I'm usually always singing about the same goddamn person so...I'll love him forever but it's all good'' do you guys think she's reffering to Rob here? 

So, after scrolling through what's available on Rob's Facebook, I'm just kind of... in awe. I'd like to make a more detailed, coherent post later, after doing some more reading, to connect him to certain songs -- but, for now, I just need to get thoughts out. Firstly, I'm just heartbroken at all the people who seem to really miss his presence -- he seemed to be a truly sweet guy who really impacted everyone he was around.
 
Secondly, I'm feeling more and more that he's the missing link we've been looking for in Lana's music. I'm not sure if the time fits, but I can't help but reattribute a song like "Kill Kill" -- "I'm in love with a dying man/I have done everything I can..." -- to him, rather than K. I think she could've surrounded him with a lot of metaphorical death imagery, in her fear that she might lose him to drugs.
 
Also, from reading the Facebook posts by his family, I'm gathering that he traveled a lot -- could this be the real-life inspiration for a song like "1949" -- which is obviously lifted from "Lolita", but could also carry a personal meaning for Lana, as she wishes he could take her on one of these globetrotting trips with him? It fits with the themes of "Yayo", of escaping with him. 
 
Also, I can't help but think that he's almost certainly the subject of "For K, Pt. 2", with the original demo being called "Rehab", and such. So, my question is, could she have met Rob early enough that he could be the subject of even the earliest K songs? For one, I know the name K has been believed to refer to a different man in her life, whose name I won't say here, but I really think K could be Rob -- couldn't the "death row" references just be another metaphor for her fear of losing him to death? I'm feeling that she knew he'd hear these early songs (maybe she even played them for him!), so she gave his character a pseudonym, and a fictionalized vice, so he wouldn't know that she was singing about his drug problem.
 
It's a lot to take in, and I may be far off the mark. I read all the info late last night, so I need time to reprocess it, but I thought I'd at least get this initial information out of my head in some way.
 
Also, I don't think this is *actually* significant, but... it's kind of funny. Names and pictures (except for his first name) have been blacked out for privacy, so I hope it's okay to post this here:
 

 
K

really girl? she's doing a bit too MUCH!
 
honestly, am I the only one feeling that her "wokeness" is rather disingenuous?