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These are amazing, omg so beautiful. You did an excellent job!

Hey guys, new set of pieces here. Really wanted to create my own collage styled art prints inspired by songs off of Ultraviolence. I was originally going to make  one for each track, but decided to narrow it down to 9 prints for 9 lyrics from 9 songs, these are six of the nine planned pieces. Not sure what the final 3 will be yet, so shoot ideas at me. I'm making the 12 x 12 prints soon and is super excited, woo.

 

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ME and Ultraviolenceeeeeee <3     

Shame she kinda dislikes the BTD production now. I love that album so much.

The photos:
 

listening to florida kilos like

My translation:
 
She is back, in fact everywhere! She even sang at Kimye’s Wedding. Next week her new album “Ultraviolence” will be released with hit songs like “Shades Of Cool”. But we think it’s the coolest how openly Lana talked with us about her chaos flat share, bad gurus and her desires and addictions.
First Coachella, then Cannes, eventually Versailles: Recently Lana Del Rey is jetting from one show to the next but when we met her at a luxury hotel in Beverly Hills she seems completely relaxed, indeed she lives just around the corner. The beautiful songstress who redefined the meaning of “Retro-Coolness” when in 2011 she suddenly appeared and took over the charts, just moved from New York to the beach. So she comes to the interview like a real surfer girl – she wears short jeans, a pale shirt, sandals – and surprises us with her kind naturalness that we honestly didn’t expect from the unapproachable seeming siren of wide screen pop…
 
Did the life in New York become too hectic for you?
Well, my record label is located in L.A. I originate from Lake Placid a place in the mountains. So the Pacific feels like paradise. Now I walk  barefoot through the sand as often as possible.
And you think: You have come a long way?
Well yes, but not concerning my carrier. But in terms of lifestyle. I think that this cool beach life fits me better than New York. And I love the heat.
Your status as global star as well?
On some days I can do that but on others I’m struggling with my identity and I don’t know where I belong. Fortunately those good days get more and those bad ones less. And that risk that I lose the ground beneath my feet doesn’t exist anyway.
What makes you so sure?
I have a big family so I don’t really have to pay attention on staying down to earth, it happens automatically. At home it’s mostly about Charlie and Caroline and about what they want.
Who are…?
My brother and my sister. They are younger than me, 20 and 25. I kind of look after them. Wa all live in the same house. We three and Barrie my boyfriend.
Sounds like a lot of fun.
Well, we’re all living through some huge changes. Barrie left his band, my siblings are just becoming grown-ups.
And which change are you living through?
I’d really like to have a steady emotional stability. I’ve been looking for that my whole life. Naturally I’m a quiet, reserved observer.
For being a star you seem surprisingly introverted.
I come from a family in which we talked about our problems in a small circle. I grew up like that. Unlike those people who seem to live on Twitter and believe that they always have to provide information about anything.
How do you manage to be not as omnipresent as for example Lady Gaga?
You can control that. For example if you live at the edge of town like we do, in a normal area with completely normal neighbours.
When you got famous like overnight people doubted about the authenticity of your music.
Yeah, a huge topic. I’ve always felt confident about my music. Who doesn’t have to say anything cannot create pop music. I already know that later I’ll tell the whole story of my live to my children on the basis of my songs.
Like you do in “Fucked My Way UP To The Top” on your new album?
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. My God and people actually believe her, she’s successful! I shouldn’t continue ranting, it doesn’t get anywhere.
But now you have to tell us who you’re talking about.
Unfortunately I can’t, you know?
What else are you going to tell your children (and us)?
I used to be a member of an underground sect which was reigned by a guru. He surrounded himself with young girls and he had this insane charisma I couldn’t resist as well. So I was in this, I’ll call it sect, because I was longing for love and security. But then I found out that this guru wasn’t a good but a bad person. He thought that he had to break people first before he could build them up again. At the end I left the sect.
Crazy!
Yes, it looks like I would attract wild stories and extreme experiences. (laughs)
What else?
Our family has a long history concerning addictive behaviour. Even pure madness exists at our place. Like that I had a higher risk than other people for not being able to handle alcohol…
Had?
Yes, for ten years I haven't touched a drink - but I'd somehow really like to. After all it could be that now I’m able to handle alcohol better.
Why do you believe this?
Well, I threw anchors. But I have to find out how to harmonize the urge for – emotional and literal – solid ground beneath the feet with my ambition of moving on as an artist. Right now I have no plan how this should work out.
So no children for now?
I would be ready! (laughs) But Barrie is younger than me and he isn’t in the mood for children yet.
You worked as a model for H&M and Mulberry. Do you know what the fashion branch sees in you?
Phew, I don’t know! As an indie singer in New York I couldn’t afford any stylish or expensive clothes at all. Probably my face was just coincidentally at the right time at the right place. And how does the saying tell? Go there where it’s warm.
 
Hope there aren't too many mistakes in my translation. ^^

i loved this photo so much 

On iTunes. Yay!

Ahhh, the VEVO version sounds so good. Or it sounds great on second listen. 

Patiently waiting to fill my iTunes album up with yet another UV song 
 

I made this a while ago and just thought i'd post it here lol

https://twitter.com/LanaDReyOnline/status/473858958231601152/photo/1

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».

https://twitter.com/LanaDReyOnline/status/471730187336695808

This leaves out a lot of my favorite unreleased songs (Get Drunk, I Don't Wanna Go) but the flow is unmatched and everyone on Earth should hear this collection someday
 

She's Not Me



01. Kinda Outta Luck

02. Driving In Cars With Boys

03. Dangerous Girl

04. Dynamite

05. You Can Be The Boss

06. Paris

07. Puppy Love

08. On Our Way

09. Back To The Basics

10. Never Let Me Go

11. Live Or Die

12. She's Not Me

13. Hollywood's Dead

14. Velvet Crowbar

15. American Dream

 

thematically, she goes from being the bad (KOL), dangerous (DG) girl who lives for love, romance, and boys (DICWB). she meets one boy (D) who at first is just a sexual desire (YCBTB), but a big ol' crush starts to develop (P, PL, OOW). soon though, the relationship starts to go downhill and everyone tells her he's no good for her (BTTB). she opens herself completely to him (NLMG), but finally has had enough. she gives him an ultimatum/one last chance (LOD), and he doesn't take it. they break up and it really destroys her (HD). he starts seeing another woman (SNM) and at first lana pretends to be tough and badass about it, but she feels like she's dying and is very depressed. she can't give up on him (VC) and she talks about how hard/bitter life is, but finally she has to, even if she's still haunted/sad by it (AD).
 
i know i sorta twisted a couple things around, but it's pretty cohesive and tells a good story ;D i didn't do bonus tracks. maybe i would add 2-3, but these are my FAVORITE unreleased songs.

https://twitter.com/LanaDReyOnline/status/471730187336695808

https://twitter.com/LanaDReyOnline/status/471730187336695808

https://twitter.com/LanaDReyOnline/status/471730187336695808

https://twitter.com/LanaDReyOnline/status/471730187336695808

https://twitter.com/LanaDReyOnline/status/471730187336695808

Ultraviolence alternate take inspired by the official cover. Notice I retouched the photo