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Don't shoot me but that Taylor Swift Trouble vid with Reeve Carney was just   
(Don't actually believe it's about her but I just wanted to point that out once again )

Don't shoot me but that Taylor Swift Trouble vid with Reeve Carney was just   
(Don't actually believe it's about her but I just wanted to point that out once again )

It’s about a singer who first sneered about my allegedly not authentic style but later she stole and copied it. And now she’s acting like I am the art project and she the true super artist. 
 

 
It's a lot more likely she's talking about someone else (I think....) but lol @ the amount of artists you could use as a reply to this

Okay guys, think hard now! There was some sort of blog entry (myspace?) in which she was talking about some sort of science it was like an appeal to the reader about some hidden truth or whatever and then she posted a link to a weird page, I can't really remember and I also can't seem to find it any more! Maybe that was the sect? Somebody out there knowing what the hell I'm talking about?

Finally I understand Butterflies Part 2.

Sorry for this stupid title didn't know how to call this. Further I don't know if this is the right place for this info but I just stumbled upon sth really really interesting.
 
Some austrian sites (maybe other too) reported about an interview of Lana with 'Grazia' in which she revealed that she was a member of a sect!
 
Quick translation of one of those articles:
The singer allegedly used to be dominated by a Guru. Since he wanted to "break" his girls she left the sect.
US-singer Lana Del Rey has a past in a sect behind her. "I used to be a member of an underground sect which was reigned by a guru. He surrounded himself with young girls," she told the magazine Grazia. She as well couldn't resist his "insane charisma". She was longing for "love and safety" in this group.
But the guru turned out to be a bad person. "He thought that he had to break people first to build them up again. At the end I quit the sect." Her addiction to alcohol which she had as a teenager is over as well adds the 27 year old. "For ten years I haven't touched a drink - but I'd somehow really like to."
 
Source
 
This newspaper/website is usually quite reliable so...yeah.
 
 
Thought? So "you're my cult leader" suddenly has a completely new meaning...

Honestly this fanbase can be so embarrassing. I know we take pride in Lana sorta science (except more like science fiction) background, but this assumption that she's simply "too deep and complicated for every journalist she's ever encountered so how could they possibly get her" is just silly. She's not a hardline feminist, cool. You do you, and frankly I'm not going to stop listening to her for it, despite feeling very passionately about it myself.
 
BUT THE TRUTH IS:
She did this headline to herself. There was a more evenhanded way to approach it and she knows it. She was trying to sound tragic and inward, and I guess she did, but she also sounded super ignorant too. Of course you, as a rich white popstar in 2014, are unmoved by feminism. But something tells me if she actually had to live Marilyn's life, she'd want some more of it. All it says to me is that she's looking at it from an extremely selfish point of view. "I don't feel like I need feminsm because I feel free" is all good and well when you are apart of one of the most free demographics in the world. She says "let's talk about science" but how many girls (especially non-white and non-western girls) are shut out and pushed away from being interested in science? There are lots of feminists talking about that. That's intersectionality, Lizzy.
 
And attempting to drag people for thinking she sounds dumb juts makes you sound x2 worse tbh. "I bet you didn't know about feminism before tumblr" isn't even a fucking insult. I've personally been a feminist for a long time, but god forbid people actually learn about something useful on the fucking internet.

I find it pretty weird that this was a 90-minute interview, yet about half of the article is not even new info, in fact, there is hardly anything new in this. Did they just casually chat about Lana's spaghetti eating habits or what? (And if they did, why isn't that included )

Can we talk about the fact that she said: " I’ll tell you later when more people know." in regards to the Love of her life, the record exec?
 
WTF does that MEAN LANA?! LAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANNNNNNNNNNNNAAAAAAAAAAA

yea lol why would everyone care about equality, overrated tbh

tbh We should stop talking about the feminism comment & talk about the fact that Lana has an unknown illness that she has been battling with over the last couple years, and that critics have driven her to have suicidal thoughts. That seems more important to me at least. I always knew that Lana just didn't like a lot of the stuff with fame, but now I think that she may have some sort of mental illness associated with it all.

Her comment just perpetuates the idea that all feminists are crazy or hate men 

No matter how many times I listen to Diet Mnt Dew I will never actually hear Diet Mnt Dew when she sings it.

" 'I had a seven-year relationship with the head of this label, and he was a huge inspiration zo me', she told the Fader. 'I'll tell you later when more people know. He never signed me, but he was like my muse, the love of my life' "
I don't care about K anymore..

Was Lana ever signed to Neon Gold Records? I notices that she tweeted them a lot on her old MissDaytona twitter account and I was just curious.

I feel like the seven year relationship doesn't necessarily mean he was a full time lover for all seven years. But rather that he was around and they kept in contact for seven years.

W
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I ALWAYS KNEW THAT COME WHEN YOU CALL ME AMERICA WAS UNDERRATED BUT HOW COULD YOU... HATE IT? 
I could say the same about a lot of masterpieces mentioned in this thread but I really just can't right now. 
 

I'm still not completely sure what to expect from Ultraviolence. The songs off it that we've already heard are pretty cool but somehow...idk. None of them captivate me as much as most of her BTD songs. When I listened to some of the BTD tracks (when they still were "fresh" and I hadn't heard them to death) I was like in trance or sth, I wasn't able to do anything else than listening to the music because it required my whole perception. But when I listen to West Coast or SoC they seems like some kind of a background music and I almost get bored when I'm not doing anything else at the same time. I mean I enjoy listening to those songs but I kinda miss something I can't describe. Maybe it's the dramatic production with the orchestra and those "say/stay", "ooh" , cettle/cat whatever sounds that nobody seems to like (I actually do love them!) but otherwise some of her acoustic songs with just her voice and a guitar can fascinate me as much as the abovementioned BTD songs so Idk.
Well, I'm just really excited to hear the whole album, hopefully there will be songs on it that give me that feel again.

please please please don't be a music elitist, no type of music is 'better' than another, it all depends on personal taste.

I can't believe some of you want the album to leak now, 2 weeks before the biggest market gets it officially? You know how much damage it causes?
 
Plus, are you really that dumb to post supposed leak sites on a public forum? This is actually reason enough to ban you if one of these leaks are real. You wouldn't be the first one here on this forum.

She said Birds of a Feather!

She denied that! source: http://goo.gl/cGbuJH I don't know if you understand German but Imma translate:
 
"Q: They say you've been inspired by glamorous actress Lana Turner for your first name?
LDR: No, That's not true. On the internet there's a whole bunch of nonsense about me. I don't even know any movies she's played in. It's also not true that the Ford Del Rey induced my new surname - even though it's a great car. Lana Del Rey, sounds like mysterious a little morbid glamour."
 
People just assume because she uses the Del Rey logo and Lana Turner's signature in some of her homemade videos.

AT LAST!!! it took me a little longer than I expected .
Here's my translation:
 
XLWeekly. Ultraviolence is your third album. What mood does it reflect?
Lana del Rey. A sexy state of mind, something unusual for me [laughs]. It's also a free record. I recorded it in six weeks. It was really fun. Before that, it was all very difficult.
XL. Do you mean your sudden success?
L.R. Yes. Even though a lot of people bought my previous album, I knew almost nobody liked it. There were those who wrote that it was horrible, even harmful.
XL. Did you feel mistreated by the press?
L.R. I was given a bad reputation [laughs].
XL. And you didn't deserve it?
L.R. Why would I deserve it? I'm a good girl.
XL. You're accused of being a prefabricated star...
L.R. Authenticity is overrated. «She's authentic!». So what? How boring! Plus, I write and produce all my songs!
XL. In that you are right. Dozens of stars don't write what they sing and no one questions their authenticity...
L.R. Exactly. I was invisible for seven years. Not a single label was interested in me. There was no place for an operatic singer during a time in which only rap and pop were selling in the United States. Not even rock was alive.
XL. And, in 2011, Videogames suddenly puts you on the map...
L.R. Three years ago, I became visible and people started to wonder: «Where did she come from?». There were several blank pages in my history and a lot of room to make things up. In the end, the truth is what is written about you, the journalistic word. It's always been that way. Headlines dictate the stars' trajectory.
XL. You are either hated or loved. Why do you think that is?
L.R. Maybe my messages are confusing. I don't make pop, my creative process is more psychological. When people started to listen, I had already been writing for ten years and had a very deep psychological universe.
XL. You've even been called an anti-feminist...
L.R. Yes, there were some who believed I was conveying a harmful messahe to women, but I was talking about my feelings. I have a wonderful relationship with men. Masculine energy is a great inspiration to me.
XL. It appears that without a certain dose of controversy it is hard to succeed...
L.R. I don't know. But there are people that provoke it, that are screaming for it. I didn't seek it out.
XL. It's also been said that you've undergone some aesthetic touch-ups. Does that bother you?
L.R. Of course it bothers me! [laughs]. What I enjoy is seeming chameleon-like, but I can't stand lies.
XL. The impression is that your “retro” style is almost a reaction to the hypersexual look of other stars, such as Miley Cyrus, Rihanna or Lady Gaga. Is that so?
L.R. It's not a declaration of intent towards what other singers represent. It's my natural style. Although, if I'm honest, there have been a few times when I've thought: «I'm gonna button up» [laughs]. It's just a manifestation of my origins. My family is very traditional.
XL. What were you searching for when you got into this business?
L.R. I was looking for an artistic community like Dylan's, Joan Baez's or Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg's beat generation...in the sixties, where they spent their nights writing novels or folk songs. I also sought respect as a writer within that community. And, truthfully, I found neither.
XL. What did you find?
L.R. If I'm honest: nothing. Ever since I've been visible, nothing is really clear in my life. When the road becomes clear, a new obstacle overshadows it. I've had many ups and downs.
XL. As you tell it, it seems like it's been a tough process. Have you ever thought of leaving it all behind?
L.R. All the time. Life is short. Being amongst people that don't get you is not pleasant. .
XL. You admit that you don't really like acting. Why?
L.R. In the studio, with my producer, it's almost like a romantic relationship, we have a natural chemistry. But when you don't know your audience, you can't trust that they'll accept you if you lose your balance and fall or if you're off key. Now I know that that, too, is part of the show and I'm beginning to enjoy it.
XL. What differences are there between Lizzy and Lana?
L.R. None. I changed my name to show others how I was on the inside. Because, when you're born, you're given a name, a geographic location and maybe even dictated what your profession will be. And I don't want to respond to an archetype.
XL. By the way, why such a hispanic artistic name?
L.R. I have a lot of affinity with hispanic culture. I love its exoticism and passion. And I love the name Lana, it seems to roll off the tongue.
XL. When you were little, you wanted to be a poet. What kind of a child were you?
L.R. I was imaginative, I had a strong inner dialogue, I was traditional and too precocious. When I was ten years old, I already thought I was an adult. My friends were my parents' friends, I thought I was one of them. And I loved to write.
XL. At 15, you were sent to boarding school. Did that leave a mark?
L.R. Perhaps...I barely remember those days. For me, life started when I left for New York at 18. What happened before is buried in the mist. I didn't like boarding school, I didn't talk to anyone. I was in the choir, I wanted to sing with all my heart and didn't know how.
XL. What matters more in this industry: talent, marketing or luck?
L.R. For most people it's, above all, a matter of marketing. For me, it was persistence. It was my dream.
XL. And nobody has tried to drag you in the other direction?
L.R. Sometimes. I make the record by myself, I give it to the company and they come back saying: «There aren't any singles!». And I tell them: «I know!» [laughs]. You have to be very strong. But I always end up winning.
XL. Have you always had this much confidence in yourself?
L.R. As a person, yes; musically, no. When I was 20, a famous producer noticed me after no record labels liked what I was doing. I realized I would not be understood as an artist, but also that there were people who would be interested in what I did. That's all I need.
XL. You've worked with marginalized people since you were a teenager. What has that experience taught you?
L.R. Do you know the expression “a tiger can't change its stripes”? Well, people can change their stripes and even become dragons. I've seen how people without hope have managed to transform themselves and serve as an inspiration to others.
XL. You studied Metaphysics in college. Where did that interest come from?
L.R. When I was 11 years old I realized that we were all going to die...and that distressed me deeply. The concepts of infinity and eternity also tortured me. In boarding school, I signed up for Metaphysics classes. It was the first subject, apart from Literature, that I was truly interested in. For the first time I felt in good company. Although the ancient philosophers had been gone for centuries.
XL. You've spoken of a divine plan, what do you mean?
L.R. Before, I used to design my path and always ended up frustrated. I stopped trying and accepted that life works according to its own rules. As soon as I did, everything started to fall into place. If, for example, somebody recommended a book to me, someone on the bus left it, forgotten, on the seat beside me. Things like that.
XL. Signs?
L.R. Synchronicites. It's been said that coincidences are God's way of remaining anonymous. Synchronicities are a sign of divinity. You breathe in deeply and say: «I don't want anything. I'm going to let things happen».
XL. It requires a lot of self-control, doesn't it?
L.R. It's patience. Like letting the lyrics come to me. Sometimes it's painful, but it's the only way. I feel that my path was revealed to me, but I needed to be an empty vessel for it to happen. Like an electrical conduit. Electricity does not go through you if you're blocked.
XL. Your music is very melancholy...are you, too?
L.R. I make an effort to be happy...and I have been. I'm a loner.
XL. And where do you seek tranquility in the midst of the noise that surrounds a star?
L.R. I haven't been calm for quite a while now. My personal life is crazy and my career is full of ups and downs. But it can't be worse than it was [laughs]. It can only get better.
 
Super-private.
1. Born in New York in 1986, she is the daughter of an Internet 'marketing' expert.
2. At 15, her parents sent her to Boarding School to overcome an addiction to alcohol. «A big part of what I wrote about in my Born to Die record talks about those years».
3. In 2010 she released her first album, Lana del Ray a.k.a. Lizzy Grant. Soon after, she requested her label to withdraw it from the market. She wasn't satisfied with the result.
4. Singer Barrie-James O'Neill, with whom she recorded a Nancy Sinatra cover, is her fiancé.
5. On her left hand she has an 'M' tatooed, for her grandmother Madeleine, and the word 'paradise'. On her right, the motto «Trust no one». And on her right ring finger, «Die young».

Bet he still gets that white crap in the corners of his mouth like any other old dude