Lana Del Rey Covers Nylon Magazine's November Issue

[slang 1,509]

Some highpoints for me:

 

MERTENS REINFORCED:

"One of the apartments she stayed in was that of her then-boyfriend, Steven Mertens, a fixture in New York's alt-rock and antifolk scenes. He wound up producing her first album, Lana Del Ray a.k.a Lizzy Grant, which was eventually re-recorded by David Kahne for the independent label 5 Points Records." 

 

@@evilentity's comment that Barry should be worried about LDR's mention of Steve in 2 interviews is interesting and I find it plausible they were romantically linked. However, even if they were, another possibility is that they (Lana and Barry) are thinking of forming a band and are trying to get him on board. I don't think it's coincidence (or an acid flashback) that she's mentioned him twice and the 2nd time seems to reinforce the first (i.e., like she's really trying to convey that she means/knows what she's saying and it's not just a journalistic mistake of the first interview). If Mertens were involved more with early AKA demos, my guess would be he was the No Kung Fu guitarist. Of course, she may just dissing Kahne a bit. 

 

FICKLE MUSES, MUSIC SCENES:

" 'We talk about the future, what we want to do, and how we're going to work out everything with timing, since I have a lot of shows coming up," she says. 'Driving is our thinking time. Then we'll come back and write.'

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The couple have been recording some 70's style rock with producer Jonathan Wilson in Silver Lake for fun, but Del Rey characterizes her next release as a work-in-progress, done on her own terms and timetable." 

 

So she has some kind of disciplined writing routine and writes for fun with Barrie and she *does* hang out with a music scene. Jonathan Wilson bears looking into (his Youtube stuff reminds a bit of Mazzy Star):

http://www.latimesmagazine.com/2009/06/laurel-canyon-jam.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_Wilson_(musician)

 

 

OTHER ARTISTS ARE DIFFERENT (uncool) EXPLAINED (sort of):

"The two initially bonded over a mutual love of Kurt Cobain. "He's a big part of our daily conversation. Jeff Buckley is another big inspiration. And Jim Morrison -- I mean, we talk about these people like we know them. They're a part of our relationship. We always say, 'All of our friends are dead, and they never knew us'. I'm lucky to have met someone who feels that way, too." 

 

So the dimension of uncoolness is a certain lack of particular past reverence, which LDR thinks is rare in the music biz, and is not (necessarily) a musical merit/talent thing. Perhaps it is a bit of stretch to say that this also refers to the BEATS comment about her musical peers being uncool, and I'd hope that it's mainly the music that makes Cobain, and the others she mentions, so admired. 

[Creyk 11,495]

Some other new parts:
 

 

On her childhood in Lake Placid:
“Most of my memories are from when we went away. I loved trips. I still love trips–that’s why I love cars. I loved stopping at gas stations, meeting strangers, being really too friendly, probably, and just excited by new people.”

On the house she just bought in one of L.A.’s historic districts:
“The neighborhood is so quiet, and there’s lots of space for walking. I took my first midnight walk there a few nights ago on the lamp-lit streets. It’s pretty romantic.”

On America:
“I’m endlessly inspired by the landscape of California, the energy of New York, and all of the strange people I’ve met from the north to the south. The idea of American freedom was a big inspiration for me for a long time, and the more I travel, the more I love it here.”

On her favorite Americans:
“What I like about Marilyn [Monroe] was how nice she was to other women, how warm she was. Jackie [Kennedy Onassis] had an air of legend about her and she holds a special place in my heart. When Kurt [Cobain] died in ’94, there were people in the fourth grade who knew everything about him. I didn’t until I was 18, but in terms of what I like about him–just everything, anything, all of it.”

On her favorite writers:
“I got the title of the song ‘Body Electric’ from Whitman’s Leaves of Grass, and there are excerpts from his poems in the new film [Tropico]. And Nabokov’s Lolitais one of the most wonderfully written books. Obviously, it’s a scandalous viewpoint on love, and I don’t know how to say this without it coming out wrong, but I always saw the main character as a romantic. Maybe that’s because I have a very perverse side that I’m comfortable with. Maybe that’s why I’m sometimes misconstrued. I was 16 when I first read it, and I liked it instantly, as much for the story as for the way it was written–the way he describes the dust in the rays of sunlight in a room, the way he could paint a picture with his words. I felt the same way when I read ‘Howl’ by Allen Ginsberg. I didn’t know that you could paint pictures with words that really electrify other people. I thought: I want to do that.”

On stage fright:
“I have really good days and really bad days, but there’s no explanation for why. I’m not a flamboyant performer, and my stage setup is simple. I still get really breathless, but about halfway through it gets better.”

On her stage look:
“When I started doing bigger shows, I felt like I had better put on a dress, which I actually didn’t have at the time. And then my hair just kept getting bigger and bigger.”

On the Svengali rumors and the myths that surround her:
“The real Svengali is the media–all the attention and stories. It’s not something you can pay for, even in the world’s most famous manager; you can’t ask someone to do it for you. It’s an occurrence that happens and builds upon itself. Some writers take real artistic liberties with the stories that they’re telling about other people’s stories, rewriting histories and creating new futures. It’s hard to know what’s real because there are so many different outlets that we all go to for information that are created by civilians. Who knows who they are? Who knows who creates the Wikipedia page or the initial bios that linger on forever? It’s really interesting.”

On the next record, tentatively slated for a 2014 release:
“I’ve been writing since that last record came out, but it’s been coming really slowly. Artists can get to a point in their career when they’re writing things because it’s time to release something new, or something Top 40, and I just don’t think it’s a natural way to proceed. I really care about writing only for myself, and I find that when I do that, it just resonates more.”

 

 

Source: http://lanadelreyonline.com/full-interview-lana-del-rey-for-nylon-magazine/

 

[Cinnamon Girl 75]

where can i buy it?

[keanefar 1,006]

The last issue says to keep it on stands till 10/28 and it's 10/29

 

Still can't find it

[evilentity 13,303]

If Mertens were involved more with early AKA demos, my guess would be he was the No Kung Fu guitarist.

Yeah, that's my working assumption too. Or possibly Arthur Lynn.

 

Who knows who creates the Wikipedia page or the initial bios that linger on forever?

Is this a subtle nod to the fact that they have your DOB wrong, Lana?

[Philomene 927]

Very interesting interview, finally some real questions about her art are given to her. We definitely need to know more about how she sees Lolita, her gas station days and the questions about Kurt Cobain should stop, nothing good comes out of it.

 

 

 

 Maybe that’s because I have a very perverse side that I’m comfortable with.

 

Yes, she  definitely does and that's amazing for a writer. It's not very common to see women being comfortable with this side. 

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[BENTLEY 3,492]

   

Thank you for posting it.

[my ol man isa batman 480]

 

Lana could never

 

I'm sorry but that made me throw up a bit in my mouth.

[Foolish 541]

Queen. 

[Nino 35]

Ugh she is just so beautiful her hair is so pretty and I always had a thing for girls who wear converse

[Trash Magic 26,846]

Omg a new video. There is life here!

 

The outtake they showed right at the end, I really think this shoot is beautiful! The black and white shots really represent the sound of the rick nowles tracks to me

[Rebel 3,176]

What a lazy video lmao.

[Zagato 235]

Thanks for the video!

I've bought the magazine today also  

[Coney Island King 25,045]

Queen. 

 

If i looked like that, i'd literally do this wind machine posing in my house all day.

[HausOfMark 85]

I just bought it at a store i sometimes shop at called Wegmans. Its a grocery store in my area.

[Coney Island King 25,045]

Saw the mag on a stand near where i work but the fucking thing was $17 lol, i don't think so cunts.

[BoomKack 271]

Still waiting for my copy to be delivered