Swan Song

What's more annoying are people who construct a straw man (straw woman? lol) of what feminism is and use it to blithely write off the entire feminist movement and the entirety of feminist thought.
 
This is one of the dumber comments I've seen on this forum. And that's saying something.
 
She's practically begging for Lanalysis.
 
I haven't read Heavier Than Heaven, but I had the same thought when reading that part of the interview.
 
Although it should be noted that Lana didn't talk about it, the writer mentioned it. I get the sense a lot of things mentioned in the article came from the writer's own research (sometimes wrong, see Lana Del Ray A.K.A. Lizzy Grant) rather than talking to Lana. Not that Lana wouldn't give the writer wrong information too ("the 27-year-old Lana Del Rey").

my two cents
 
What i find strangest about her apparent complete ignorance of what feminism actually is - or what it does for her and millions of other women - is that her early BTD era career was so effected by what could be explained by sexism. I don't see men being questioned for their legitimacy nearly as much as women. Much of it was about her appearance at first, too.  It's also a really selfish approach to say "I don't need feminism, I'm free enough, it's boring" because great! She's rich and middle class and feels that way, fine. But for millions upon millions of other women, that's not the case. It's like not backing something just because it doesn't benefit you, even though it benefits billions of other people (and has and does benefit her...).
 
Having said that, I understand why she is disillusioned with feminism because she had some harsh, harsh criticisms from particularly feminist reviewers. Some of which, I also thought were unnecessarily harsh on her. Men get to write about these dark, inner thoughts and be called artistic, she does the same and gets huge backlash (because of the responsibility that gets placed on women in any kind of power). I understand it, but I also understand why she would take that to heart so personally and become jaded with the concept.
 
Ultimately, I wish she didn't have such an insular, "me me me" view on it... or at least be smarter in how it effects other people reading it. She could have easily just not answered that question, or found a filler question to use, rather than so carelessly disregard something with a pseudo-intelligent "lol stars and big galaxies what about me". I do feel like there's something up with her at the moment though and hope she's doing okay. All her answers are so very calculatedly Cobain or Morrison.

Hey, thanks to my mother, I've been a feminist my entire life. Way before Tumblr. Don't assume everyone heard about it because of the website...
 
 
I wonder who that guy is. Do you guys have any idea? It's not K, right?

All of these responses just prove why feminism is important 

U know what guys.. I understand that some of you don't care about feminism or you don't understand why it's such a big deal that Lana doesn't.. (by the way, I'm noticing nearly all of you that are saying this are males) but it's completely valid that some users are angry by what Lana has said.  Personally, I get what she is trying to say in this particular interview.. but then I wonder if it's just what I am wanting her to say.  I'm done with the feminist question, as well as questions about the SNL backlash, shelved album (Lana Del Ray) questions, and name changes questions. They are boring and evoke similar withheld responses from Lana.  Clearly she's not interested in discussing any of these topics.  I guess that's why she really shines in radio interviews because we can actually hear the tone of her voice and it's just more fluid than a print journalist having set questions/ searching for an angle.

Just the fact that you quoted the idiot that is Shailene Woodley shows that you have absolutely no understanding of what feminism is… 
 

This is one of the misconceptions of feminism... IT IS NOT ABOUT FUCKING EMPOWERED WOMAN WHO DON'T NEED MEN. IT IS ABOUT WOMEN MAKING CHOICES FOR THEMSELVES AND HAVING THE POSSIBILITY TO DO SO. In this matter it is as okay for lana to depend on men (as long as it's her will) as it is on any other woman to decide to be independent or I mean you get the point. It's not wrong to dress up for a man as long as its your choice. I'ts not wrong to never dress up or put on make up.(not mentioning how feminism affects men here cause that's not what we're talkting about)  it's not that fucking hard, google is your friend, essays are cool and slam poetry can be ur friend. 

I agree with this and would like to flop with you for your cohesive and true argument, I feel like she didn't handle the question properly at all.

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

Yesss push Iggy out of the way 

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

maybe reporters should just stop asking her about feminism?? oh wait, they want controversy so their articles get more views or whatever. i don't think it's a big deal that she's not interested in feminism. that doesn't mean she doesn't believe women deserve equal rights. it means she's more interested in other things, just like she said, and I don't see a problem with that. jfc

yea lol why would everyone care about equality, overrated tbh

Cringing at the "Social issues aren't important because look at how many galaxies there are" tumblr level derailing nonsense tbh. That being said, I hope she starts to feel better. Anxiety and depression issues tend to manifest physically eventually, which could be some part of her chronic sick feeling.
 
It is a little disappointing that she seems so closed off and shady about everything all the time though. Of course that's her right, and I can understand not wanting people prying in her personal life too much, but the constant implication that she doesn't even really have a solid personality beyond changing herself to fit other people's expectations just makes me sad.

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

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

Um, it'd be one thing if she said something like, "Feminism or lack thereof does not enter my consciousness when writing songs, nor should it have to. To be frank, I just don't have an interest in feminism. I also don't believe that art should have to adhere to ~socially correct~ conventions nor should it have to be ~progressive~. I write about my fucking personal experiences, and I'm not about to comprise my art to pacify those that don't respect how I chose to live my life with the person I loved during a time I felt happy and fulfilled." 
 
But no, she didn't. It's one thing to state a lack of engaged/active interest, it's another to DISMISS a social and political movement that has undoubtedly bettered the lives of countless women around the world, including HER. Christ. Cringing hardcore at the "LOLOL FEMINISM IS SILLY AND TRIVIAL IN COMPARISON TO SPACE AND SCIENCE I AM SMART". It just kills me when Lana does her faux-intellectual schtick (politics, metaphysics, etc), because she always comes out looking like a complete idiot. 

The album's not even out yet, and there's already people saying it's going to suck because of this track  

Yesss push Iggy out of the way 

Exactly! I love everything, lyrics, melody, video...

This. I love National Anthem. The song, the video, everything.

I am really, really drawn toward West Coast the most just because of the experience that went along with hearing it for the first time. It was like 4am and I was on the beach listening to it on BBCR1. I remember just feeling very ethereal and almost having an out of body experience hearing the intro and the waves crash in the pitch black of night. It was one of my favorite moments of my lifetime, I felt very alive and very Lana-esque. Something about that song makes me melt, I think maybe it's the tempo changes and the sound effect during the last chorus.

BROOKLYN BABY will be better than all three of them.

hi guys, so a lot of us have been having problems with iTunes, yes? 
It'll either say that Ultraviolence is purchased (iphone) or pre-ordered (itunes for the computer), but you can't download it
 
 
 
If you're on a computer, go to your library, find ultraviolence. click "show complete album" You'll get a screen like this: 
 
 
it does not say I purchased it, nor was I charged for it. So go ahead and buy it if you have money on your account.
I asked iTunes if I would be charged for it twice, and they said we'd be charge for the remaining unpurchased songs. This is what she she said exactly: 

 
& when i asked her if i'd be charged twice:

 
I hope this helps you guys. Tell me if you need anymore help.
 
EDIT: I haven't tried it on my phone, but I think if you log out and purchase it like that it should work
 
EDIT II: Theres another problem where, if you preordered the deluxe explicit edition, UV will be in a separate album from SOC and WC. The album with ultraviolence will say Ultraviolence (deluxe), while SOC + WC will just be in an album with "Ultraviolence". You're gonna have to combine 'em on your computer.