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She talks about that in this interview - Channel V at Splendour in the Grass She basically says she met Jamie and her husband (who's a director) in California when she was singing at a hotel; Jamie told her she loved her album and then they eventually became friends. Months later all 3 decided to do the video for Summertime Sadness together.

I tried my best, okay?

Damn right!

All I can do is assure I wasn't one of those. I call them as I see them and I hate political correctness; that's just me. I also don't get why criticising someone's appearance is so much worse than criticising someone's personality and/or attitudes - and that is frequently done here. A really shallow society we live in, that puts physical appearance above everything else while claiming to do otherwise ("beauty comes from the inside", "appearance doesn't matter", etc.).

OK, so I'm just gonna go and drop the PC and say that I find that guy really, really ugly.

OMG. And Lana slays me once again! This video will be flawless, I just know it. I'm sure it will be as epic as Ride and National Anthem, it will legit be the most amazing thing I have ever seen in my life. Like, OMG, I am dying here. I'm crying so hard right now that I actually can't breathe, can't someone please hold me?! To all of you making mean comments about goddess Lana: she's flawless!!! Sure, she's just a wee bit fat and should probably lose a bit of weight and maybe tone her abs - but she's still perfect regardless! (Oh, btw, does anyone else think the whole stripping / go-go dancing thing could represent the loss of innocence? You know, the angel looking to get fucked hard and all that? Makes sense, right?!)

I hope not, to be honest... I think it really adds to that fragile and intimate (almost diary-like) quality of his music.

I've cried a couple of times while listening to that album, I'm not even ashamed to admit it. Have you ever seen him live? I'm not gonna lie, I'm pretty sure I wouldn't make it through one of his live shows without crying. His music is just so intimate, and sad, and delicate... Yeah, I've heard it. I prefer the second one as well, but Learning was really haunting too (although so, so short!). I only listened to it after Put Ur Back N 2 It though - I was so mindblown with it, it was hard to top that!

Marilyn's weight also fluctuated A LOT. At time she had a fuller figure (as in the previous picture), sometimes rather thin (as in mine) - like so many women.

OMG how can one not like Blue Jeans?! Seriously though, why? I'm really curious now!

Did anyone here watch "Only God Forgives"?

Ditto! "Put Ur Back N 2 It" is such an amazing & heartbreaking album (especially when you know the story behind it), EVERYONE should listen to it at least once. My favourite song is "Hood" - You would never call me baby / If you knew me truly / Oh but I waited so long for your love

Agree with the first part. The second part is beside the point. We wouldn't speculate about our friends' past relationships, harshly criticize the things they said in interviews or say they look fucking terrible in this or that outfit, to name a few, and we still do all those things here. She's not our friend, and that's not a valid argument to not have or express a negative opinion on something concerning her appearance on a fan discussion board.

Oh yay, there's a topic for Say Lou Lou! I just LOVE them and Julian is the best thing ever. Pretty amazing video, too. Saw this interview only a couple of days ago... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zoWDktODl4k The first 10 seconds are soooo cute!

Other than speculating about which song this video is for, commenting on her appearance kinda has been the topic since page 1...

The flaming you got for saying this is really sad, to be quite honest. I hadn't even commented on this thread before because I had the exact same opinion as you and I just knew a wank fest would ensue if I actually said it. Unlike me, you weren't a coward - kudos for that. When people start talking about someone else's body, they can't expect everyone to have the same opinion and only say complimentary things about it. If her current body type is a lot of people's ideal, it isn't mine, and that should be fine as well. It's not like anyone called her fat or otherwise insulted her. It's also not like we're talking about extreme thinness or promoting unhealthy ideals. It's just a preference - as in everything else in life, taste is subjective. I know it's a touchy subject, but people should still be allowed to talk about it in different ways other than utter praise or hypocrisy. And I won't even get into the "real women" argument and the fact that all this "touchiness" usually only goes one way. --- Really excited about this new video, I predict something (once again) epic! Oh, and Lana as a stripper / go go dancer --->

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I think the "dark humour" thing is re: the retweet, since it's so fucking idiotic; Lana being and liking all those things doesn't make her pro-anything, she's not a walking manifesto.

128, 128 and 160 kbps, respectively. You can see all that here.

Also, hipster in the original sense of the word, not *ahem* the current one. Which should be pretty obvious since she's quoting Ginsberg and has frequently said she identifies with Beat Generation poets. Remind of you anyone?

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I thought about saying something really prejudiced that would explain Adele's lack of taste, but I'm a nice girl so I won't.

Soft Machine - Why Are We Sleeping?

Even though I'm not a fan of her music AT ALL, I have nothing against Adele personally - on the contrary, I actually kinda like her; her Oscar speech was wonderful and she seems, I don't know, genuine and down-to-earth. I do think this tattoo is really unfortunate, though. I mean, it's sort of okay for fans to do that (even if I would never - I'd prefer getting something personal and unique but still related to the artist and what they mean to me rather than blatantly copying them) but for another celebrity to do that... it's just really tacky. Of course I have no idea if she really copied it from Lana or not, but I do agree with those who say it's an awful lot of coincidence for it to be, well, just a coincidence.