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I know it's not only white people who listen to her, and I'm not being those things or calling Lana one! I thinks that's ignorant. I've been a fan for a really long time, so there are many instances and creative decisions she has made that informed my decision to write that.

There's definitely a tightrope of potential exploitation artists have to walk when it comes to speaking to particular groups, so I agree with that. I didn't say nor imply that she "hated" gays...I hope. In all of the interviews I've seen (I've since been made aware of ones in which she has), there had not been any acknowledgment of anyone other than that one demographic. I think it was in the Ride video, but she once stated that mother told her she had a chameleon heart (?). And while it's safe to assume not everything she creates reflects her life exactly, I think she really does feel that way, and I can see her shape-shifting a bit into different crowds. Maybe that's why she avoids tying herself to any political boats.

I DEFINITELY don't want that. lol My being gay isn't a huge all-encompassing part of me either...but it is in ways that matter...And that's probably why I relate to her work so much. And there is a historical context wherein gay fans have shaped the culture in the arts through their support of female artists...and have been ignored. That was the point of this post. I agree with you, though!

I literally got everything I was looking for from this. Thanks!

Yeah...and it should be implied.

Reading that she said that really made me feel butterflies. I know she isn't that interested in social issues, but I wish she would at least acknowledge us a BIT more often. She's wise in that she does not want to alienate anyone and she feels she'll be crucified for her thoughts (the public has been cruel enough to her). But I think, for an artist that has taken it upon herself to create works that reflect that state of the country, I don't she how she can be so publicly subtle and nonchalant about the social politics that serve as a backdrop to her work. I definitely don't want her to position herself as the Next Best American Ally or anything (ESPECIALLY not in the music), but I'd like a little more from her when it comes to how she thinks/takes about her fans. We gays worship her, and in many fan bases, they get either ignored entirely or used as props in a way... No idea. I think I've read/watched all of them, but I can't be sure.

I was watching Lana's most recent interview (https://youtu.be/B3ezfOlDajM?t=68), and she was asked about why she believes her music connects with her fan base. She focused her response on her connection with young women, and I found it odd and sort of dismissive. Like many female celebrities, Lana's career has been supported by a diverse fan base but especially the LGBTQ+ community. Gay men/queer-identifying folks in particular have been some of her most vocal (and rabid) supporters, but it seems that there have been multiple instances wherein she has defined her "fans" as young (white) girls. I know there's a select few male fans she always takes pics and has a special connection with, but in general it seems as if she wants to depict her supporters as one type of group, and it makes me feel a little icky. What do you guys think? *Obviously, if I watch/read her interviews and am on this forum, I am a HUGE fan and love her, so don't read this as hate.

I am sooo happy I didn't listen to the leaks. The anticipation is really exciting...it's been a roller coaster of an era.

I left for 12 hrs. What's up girlies?

ARE YOU KIDDING ME?! That's why I LOVE the song. There's a soft resignation in the admission that she loves this person, and it's all because of that airy quality to her voice when she sings the lyrics...to me anyways.

It's old! It's not commentary on the new, reworstworked version of it!

I literally thought FIILY was released and she had clown lyrics in it. This board is a mess. lol

Where is the snippet compilation again? I can't find the link...Plz daddies

THANK YOU! THIS WAS PERFECT! FIIloveYou is brilliant. The drums and the high notes... omg... The windy West Coast synths in the background...WOW.

Is it really, though? It's good, but better than that?

Okay this. This woman knows (and cites) Slim Aarons, is always talking about aesthetics and sonic this blah blah. Like SHE KNOWS her art and American cultural history, so I trust her vision with this body of work. In my book, this will probably be her next Ultraviolence (HER BEST), because it seems she has a clear idea of what she wants to say to about the female/femme gaze and men's place within it. HM and LFL weren't as clear, philosophically, to me.

I had a vision of what I'd like NFR's cover to be: Lana in the back of a pickup. She's facing the lens, but looking down. She's bored out of her mind...Candles, empty beer cans, and blankets scatter around her. Not quite b&w but dimly lit and desaturated. Nighttime. The guy has been going on and on about how special he is, how deep his art is, and he has totally given the bare minimum in every way, except sexually. This, of course, is minutes after the afterglow of his sex has worn off, and he's talking and talking and talking...again. She wants to go home...and fantasize about him again. He's better and less bitter in her dreams.

NORMAN LIVES!!! AND IS BEAUTIFUL!!!!

Except we know what our "baby" has been "up to" (going to baby showers, green smoothie shops, and Easter baddie hangouts) and we've "seen [her] 'round here lately" (on the gram).

She has never done anything like this before...This will probably be the most brilliant project of the year. The video and song were absolutely stunning and flawless. Lyrics, production, aesthetic... Like wow. A queen who actually loves her fans. What a concept

I love her as an artist...like she's probably in my top two of favorite artists on the planet...but I find her personality insufferable, which is part of the reason I like her, too.

This bitch got a #1 with little to no promo. WHEN WILL YOUR FAVE?

Order any Lust For Life format before 11:59PM EST on Thursday 27th July 2017 and you’ll be among the first to have the chance to purchase tickets for her San Diego & Anaheim Shows in an exclusive pre-sale. For more information, please visit here. Not a full tour.

She mentioned that in the first version of GF, the lyrics detailed her entire story and that she didn't want to do that for the album, so she scrapped it "just to get it out of [her] system," She then started again and wanted it to be more optimistic. I took that part of the song as an homage to the people she's lost along the way to either drugs, suicide, or some other literal/figurative death. I think this part of the original GF probably carried over, but she she didn't want to name those people by name. Throughout her discography, she talks about loved one(s) who have died, so I'm pretty sure this is what she was doing here. The "shit..., shit..." that she fills the gaps with might've been last minute edits where she took their names out. Again, she felt that she didn't have to or want to give so much of her story away as she has in the past.

where????