Lana Del Rey Interviewed By Radio.com

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2013 has already been a triumphant year for Lana Del Rey.

 

Still riding high on the runaway success of her debut album, Born to Die (which was the fourth best-selling full-length of 2012) and the follow-up Paradise EP, Del Rey welcomed the new year by earning her second prestigious BRIT award in two years (The U.K.’s version of the Grammys), this one for International Female Solo Artist.

 

Del Rey’s haunting, romantic sound was an ideal fit for The Great Gatsby: Music from Baz Luhrmann’s Film, the all-star soundtrack executive produced by Jay Z. Teaming up with Grammy-winning producer Rick Nowels, Del Rey wrote “Young and Beautiful,” the sweeping and symphonic ballad that would serve as the album’s first single.

 

An immediate hit, “Young and Beautiful” soared to No. 22 on the Billboard Hot 100, reaching as high as No. 3 on the Hot Rock Songs and hitting the Top 10 in countries around the world like Australia and Belgium.

 

“Baz Luhrmann asked me if I could write a memory cue for Daisy, so I sang him the chorus for ‘Young and Beautiful,’ that I has, just the chorus, and he thought it would be good for her,” Del Rey said during an exclusive interview with Radio.com following her headlining set at Lollapalooza 2013 regarding the character portrayed in the film by actress Carey Mulligan. “Then I kind of wrote the whole thing after I watched her garden scene.

 

“I’m always leery of being a part of super big projects that have a lot of glitz,” Del Rey continued of The Great Gatsby. “But something really weird that happened was that (song) got picked up by alternative stations.”

 

While the singer has dubbed her effusive sound as “Hollywood sadcore,” the enchanting chanteuse has had a major impact on dance floors around the world. From countless unauthorized bootlegs versions of her songs to official remixes from electronic music heavyweights like MK and Clams Casino, Del Rey’s distinctive voice has quickly become a regular presence on DJ charts and playlists.

 

Del Rey’s dance floor domination is currently peaking with Cedric Gervais’ high-energy remix of “Summertime Sadness” rocking both nightclubs and the charts. Sitting pretty at No. 2 on the Dance/Mix Show Airplay charts and No. 9 on the Hot Rock Songs list, the remix has helped propel the original version to her second American Top 40 hit in a row following “Young and Beautiful.”

 

“I come home after four months (touring Europe) and ‘Summertime Sadness’ is on the radio,” she enthused. “So I’m grateful for that, because I love that song.”

 

The singer’s growing legions of diehard fans are presently waiting to hear what Del Rey has to say on her sophomore full-length, which she’s been working on in Santa Monica, CA.

 

In the meantime, she’s preparing to release Tropico, a 30-minute film that features three songs from the Paradise EP: “Gods and Monsters,” “Bel Air” and “Body Electric” and stars albino male model Shaun Ross alongside Del Rey and directed by Anthony Mandler (also responsible for the singer’s recent long-form video for “Ride”).

 

“I met my directorial soul mate with Anthony Mandler,” she explained. “I always give him these mood boards and story boards, and he just makes all of the visions I have come to life. He never says no.’”

 

For Lana Del Rey, any pressure that comes with following such extraordinary achievements, such s being held up as a role model for young female fans, is all just part of her personal and artistic journey.

 

“The good thing is it just so happens that I aim to live my live with grace and dignity,” she said finally. “I know I look a certain way sometimes or cast a certain vibe, but the truth is that I really don’t like to be in trouble. I like to live a good life. It is important to me.”

 

Source: http://923now.cbslocal.com/2013/08/05/launch-lana-del-rey/

 

 

From the horse's mouth, she had a chorus for "Young & Beautiful" and didn't write the rest of the song until after she was given the Daisy assignment. Does this disqualify her for the Grammys?

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Grammys? I doubt they'll care about her after that crime they committed last year.

 

What's with the typos in this article though?

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I love reading of her success.

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Grammys? I doubt they'll care about her after that crime they committed last year.

 

What's with the typos in this article though?

What crime? 

[prettydrugs 456]

What crime? 

don't you remember, no nominations for Lana?!   assholes

Btw, what about Academy? Can she be nominated for an oscar? 

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Weird that she's changing her story now since she's previously insisted that she wrote it for the film.

[TrailerParkDarling 5,680]

I don't know how much of the song has to be written specifically for the film... Lana's backtracking .. iconic

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Well... she did write it for the film. The chorus of the song is literally two and a half sentences.

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I don't know how much of the song has to be written specifically for the film... Lana's backtracking .. iconic

That's what went though my mind, too. 

It would be interesting to know the exact time point the song was recorded.

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but the truth is that I really don’t like to be in trouble. I like to live a good life. It is important to me.

 

Lana, you're killing me....

 

And I heard a remix of summertime sadness last night on the radio as well and got super excited. 

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Well lol @ them claiming that the fans can not wait for her new album, but they obviously don't care enough to ask her a little bit about it and ask her about the leaks (Black Beauty, Angels Forever etc)

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Well lol @ claiming that the fans can not wait for her new album, but they obviously don't care enough to ask her a little bit about it and ask her about the leaks (Black Beauty, Angels Forever etc)

 

The fact that they started to mention the new album, then changed the subject, kinda makes me think they did ask her about it but didn't receive much of a response

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Booo I wanted to hear about the album lol.

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“I met my directorial soul mate with Anthony Mandler,” she explained. “I always give him these mood boards and story boards, and he just makes all of the visions I have come to life. He never says no.’”

Although I love Mandler's videos, I'd really like another video directed by Woodkid... BTD and BJ were iconic. 

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Btw, what about Academy? Can she be nominated for an oscar? 

 

She will obviously be nominated

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Although I love Mandler's videos, I'd really like another video directed by Woodkid... BTD and BJ were iconic. 

 

Mandler will just recycle the idea of Tropico for Taylor Swift's next single anyway

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And meanwhile, the closest explanation of what SS was inspired by is still that "It is about nothing"

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Mandler will just recycle the idea of Tropico for Taylor Swift's next single anyway

Taylor Swift as a stripper? 

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Taylor Swift as a stripper? 

 

yes and Eve 

[Creyk 11,497]

Mandler will just recycle the idea of Tropico for Taylor Swift's next single anyway

 

Don't worry Taylor won't come out with a new video for a long while now, her era has ended and she acknowledged her own failure with that Red video, slamming her own chance.