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    i recently discovered flo and i love her! some people compare her to lana, but i disagree: she is completely different.

    they do share that timeless quality to their voice, but both are special and unique ♥

    i actually think flo and young lizzy grant could've been friends :flutter:

     

    i find the live, acoustic version of "pages of gold" to be even more beautiful:

     

    and this piano melody is wonderful:

     

    one more before i go:

     

    her lyrics are quite lovely and profound, as well. to think, she's only 20!

    i hope she gets the recognition she deserves :)

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    She's friends with Josh on her old FB. But Josh totally knows (or at least thinks) VG is about him...

     

    Mystery Record Executive: 1999-2006

    Mertens: 2006(?)-07  (surf punk musician from LA)

    Lynn: 2007-08/09(?)  (guitarist for Lizzy from Jersey with ties to Greenwich/loves DMD)

    Mizrahi: 2009-10(?)  (filmmaker from NY(?), Jewish)

    Josh: ???-2011 (he plays WoW a lot)

    Barrie: 2011(?)-14 (musician, depressed)

     

    great work, @@Valentino !

    i (and others) posted a long time ago that the mystery record executive could be van wilson, the 5 points records A&R guy that discovered her in september 2006 at the WLSC competition. but either way, 1999-2006 isn't necessarily the timeline, because it's been implied that she was the other woman in that situation (also, there is a possibility that the 7 years she stated could be as fictitious as the decade she didn't touch alcohol - i don't know if intentionally or because she's just chronologically challenged?). i can't really search right now, but if van isn't the long-term affair record executive, at the very least they had a fling, i think:

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    she and reeve were in a relationship, but it didn't quite work out. we had speculated that he was the locally famous boyfriend she alluded to in several early lizzy/lana songs. there was on old interview with reeve's brother that mentioned his relationship with lizzy, but i don't have it at hand. a "couple-y" pic of them together:

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    now, your breakthrough is the josh connection and his importance in lana's life! :worship:

    he is obviously the guy in the old photo with lana looking very may jailery, which is proof they go way back! this current pic makes it super clear he is the same person:

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    and look at this oldie but goodie i found!

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    quite a domestic setting, non? could qualify as receipts :toofloppy:

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    @ yes!!! you were awesome  :scajo2:

    I was more to the right side of the stage, near the right speaker - you were to the left, right?

     

    @ - i'm really happy for you, too!

     

    cheers, to all of us and our dear sky!!! ♫

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    @ShuichiAmy  I recognized you when you sang that part of "heavy metal heart"!!! :oprah:  i'm so glad you got to meet her!!! ♥

    i've been listening to sky for 4 years now and i seriously thought i'd never get to see her live  :crying4:  i was extremely happy to find that sky has so many fans here in argentina - i was kind of afraid, since not that many people know her here and her music isn't on the radio. anyway, to the important part: what an amazing show!!! she sounded wonderful and looked beautiful. the band was tight. the songs were awesome. the energy and the vibe was pure excitement and joy. what more could one ask for? :party:

    i think she was really touched by the love she got from the audience, and she seemed pretty giddy (and, at times, overwhelmed)!

    here's a little pic i took that i think showcases that feeling:

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  19. Posted

    AT LAST!!! it took me a little longer than I expected :P.

    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».

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  25. Posted

    completely agree! it was one of the first lana songs i really loved, after VG. this morning i was listening to both the studio version and the live one and thought "they are both PERFECT" and then i get here and find this thread! it doesn't sound like any other song in her catalog. everything about it - music, voice, lyrics, tone, title - is unique and fits together amazingly. she's so open and vulnerable, so honest and exposed, disarmingly doubtful yet confident in her wiles...it's that marylin monroe combination of being sweet yet sexy, kind of letting her guard down yet unapologetic about declaring what she wants. love it so much :flutter:

    you know, i don't really yearn for a lana del rey version, because any alteration would subtract from its charm...there is just nothing here that could be improved!

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