Member of the Month (June): Rebel!

[Sitar 22,210]

The lack of a MOTM for May is not my fault. The four-day delay on the MOTM for June is, though, so here we are! The handsome and captivating SitarHero caught up with the graphique artiste in the pre-Ultraviolence lull to discuss food, art, being bitter, and Lana haself. Peep his crazy good work here and here while we're celebrating.

 

Member of the Month: Rebel!

 

 

1. What did you do on the day this questionnaire was sent to you?

Spontaneous hang out session with my friend #YungDaddy (he's only twenty eight, he walks the streets so mean...) at 2 AM, passed the fuck out, and now I'm ordering take out. I usually would get Boneless Spare Ribs with P.F.R (Stands for pork fried rice, they actually use the term, I just learned this and I love it) from this shitty Chinese place a block away (Chinese lady knows my order), I decided to go for some green curry because curry is great and I need to spice up my life.

 

2. Take a picture of yourself answering these questions right now.
~williamsburg nightz listenin 2 records alonez~ (jk listening 2 st vincent but i put paradise up there 4 u guys)

 

SH: A wild admin of littlerobsters.com appears...

 

3. What's something not many people know about you or that we would be surprised to learn about?

Uhhh since none of y'all know me in person I guess I'm sort of tall, 6'1 and I tower over people at concerts and it's great. I'm also actually really mean spirited and awful and talk shit about people so that might be a surprise   

 

SH: I think they'll know soon enough...Bitter tally begins now

 

4. What's your current career? What's your dream job?

I'm about to be a third year student in design school, so basically I'm a full time pseudo-hipster-twenty-year-old-art-student-living-in-Williamsburg-person. I do some freelance work on the side, and my dream job is to create beautiful illustrations for the entertainment industry, specifically design album art and stuff like that. Basically what Neil Krug or Mat Maitland does.
 

5. What are your hobbies or passions?

I'm an artist at heart, and that's pretty much the only thing I'm truly passionate about. That, and talking shit about people. I just rly lyk art ok i'm so legit

SH: Bitter Tally - 1

 

6. What is your favorite memory?

I don't have one, uhh maybe my produest memory/moment would be when Gaga saw my work and wanted to buy it for merchandise for her Born This Way Ball Tour... but then people thought I won that dumb fan art contest but nope they contacted me in the first place. That, and when Lana/Chuck/whoever printed out the Tropico posters and signed them and gave them out to Brazilian fans or whatever, that was so weird and random. Even Lana likes my poster more than Naomi's.

 

SH: *owns Lady Gaga by Rebel gear*
 

7. Lana's junior and high school years have been rather chaotic from what we know. How were/are yours?

It was a ball. My high school was weird and lazy as fuck, I had so many empty blocks in my schedules because I was doing art and stuff, and no one cared and I skipped a shit ton of classes and still graduated with no consequences. My best friend, who is a lesbian, also won prom queen, and my friend who was a shady ass gay man, won prom king. It was great... I wrote about Lana and Gaga in my senior box/section/essay thing because we all get like 200 words in the yearbook and we can do whatever so I wrote about how Born To Die was such a good album and it closes out that chapter of my life or something, everyone was weirded out by it because it sounded so grim.

 

SH: And now you're LanaBoards' Member of the Month so basically your gay fanfic high school can throw a party

 

8. If you could bring two people back from the dead, have an exquisite dinner, and some great conversation with them...who would they be and what would you eat?

I don't know, I'd say Amy Winehouse but I don't want to dine or converse with her. In fact I don't think I want to dine and converse with anyone dead. I can answer part two of the question, though, boneless spare ribs with P.F.R or just a shit ton of corn and lobster because those are two of my favorite things. Actually, I'd really like to go to Red Lobster with Amy Winehouse and Sylvia Plath or something, it'll be fun for me to watch them converse and munch on corn and seafood.
 

9. Do you believe in any form of life after death?

I just hope that when I die I won't be sitting there in the dark forever, like Azealia's... you know where I'm going with this.
 

SH: Bitter Tally - 2

 

10. Who is the person you admire most and why?

My cheesy answer would be my mom, my 16-year-old-insecure-gay-kid answer would be Lady Gaga, but right now it's my roommate because he's balding and he's really trying hard to get that hair back.

 

SH: How many Grammys does he have
 

11. Do you have a LanaBoards BFF? 

Well, I talk shit about everyone on here to you, but I've been snapchatting pictures of Boneless Spare Ribs with P.F.R to @@Rafael so much I think it might count, I charmed him with my talented snapchatting skills, but he's already been stalking me on Instagram for a while already so a Swedish man might be in love with me who knows, how exciting!   

 

SH: I don't fuck with polygamy - Mrs. Rafael

 

12. Make up a word that you would use daily and describe what it means.

No this is a dumb question please remove it from future interviews

 

SH: *makes a point of never dong this* Bitter Tally - 3
 

13. Drag me (SitarHero).

Nah, I'm sure it's already hard enough to be Azealia Banks's bald spot and only fan left. (I tried, but you're really bland.)

 

SH: Bitter Tally - 4

 

14. If your balls were a celebrity couple, who would they be?

This is really bad question like why would they be famous, can one of them be boneless spare ribs and the other one by P.F.R? They might not be celebrities but they're celebrities to me 

 

SH: Bitter Tally - 5

15. When did you become a fan of Lana? What was it about her that attracted you to her?

I think it was late 2011, way after Video Games but before the video for Born To Die came out. I knew of her but didn't pay much attention to her, I knew I liked some of her stuff and when the Born To Die video came out I fell in love immediately, the video just made the song much more cinematographic and that's what I really loved about her. After that I found her demos and got AKA and it was all uphill from there.
 

16. Which Lana album is your favorite: Ultraviolence, Paradise, Born to Die, Lana Del Ray AKA Lizzy Grant, Sirens, or From the End/Quiet Now?
Okay honestly screw Sirens and her May Jailer shit (except for Drive By), AKA was okay but the production wasn't the best. Born to Die for sure, and I have a feeling Ultraviolence will be my favorite from the three songs we've heard. Born to Die is such a beautiful and cohesive album. Edit/Update post-release: I think it's definitely Ultraviolence now that it's out. Born To Die is still amazing and so is Paradise, but Ultraviolence captures emotion in a way Lana hasn't before.

 

17. Favorite Lana song? Why?

Hard to decide on one, it changes a lot but from her released discography it's definitely Video Games. Born to Die and Ride are close seconds but that song just creates this euphoric nostalgia, it's such a great feeling when you listen to it. As of right now it's probably Old Money or Black Beauty.
 

18. Least favorite Lana song? Why?

From her released material, Carmen or Cola. I don't hate them, but I sometimes skip over them. I think Carmen is a bit of a weird downer and Cola is a little messy, but I also don't get everyone's obsession with the song.

SH: Released material isn't the question, we need more Scarface lashings
 

19. If given the opportunity to meet Lana for an hour, what would you do/say?

The usual fan reaction, I'd awkwardly try to tell her how much I enjoy her work etc etc take selfies etc etc, and then once we're done chatting, I'll turn around and say "Bitch, I know you're 28" and then giggle and she'll giggle back and then she'll hire me to do the album artwork for her next release, P.F.R
 

20. Would you rather love and be loved or know all God knows?

I wanna know all and then fuck with everyone, everyone already loves me, I'm Rebelzus.

 

21. Has Lana affected your everyday life in any way?

Ya, I spend too much of my time talking to semi-delusional fans on a Lana Del Rey forum, like, who does that...

 

22. Of all the unreleased videos and songs we have knowledge of, what do you thirst for most?

Honestly, I don't care much because if something leaks then cool, if not then I couldn't care less. There's only a handful of great LDR unreleased tracks but a shit ton of awful ones, so Roses might be a 2:81 acapella demo ala So Legit or something.
 

23. What is the best part of being a Lana fan? The worst?

Enjoying her music and presence is probably the best! Worst part is, hmm, I don't know. Not a lot of downsides, I don't think there's a bad part about being a LDR fan, I mean, I'm kind of scared for the social justice people on Tumblr who will call the fuck out of Lana for glamorizing and romanticizing abuse but hey, how bad can that be?

 

jk the worst thing are the 16 year old white girl twitter fans wearing floral skirts and wreaths and/or american flag bandanas lol

24. Who are your favorite artists?

Dali, Lichtenstein, Keith Haring, Warhol, Gaga. ARTPOP.

 

Just kidding, ARTPOP is bullshit (It could mean anything, after all). I really do like Gaga but I've toned down how big of a fan I am when it comes to her music/art, but I still think she's a great person.

Actually though: Lana, Lorde, Gaga, Robyn, Sky Ferreira, MØ, Lo-Fang, Kasabian, Bon Iver, Sky Ferreira, St. Vincent, Kylie Minogue, Amy Winehouse, First Aid Kit, Adele, The Head and The Heart, CHVRCHES, Paloma Faith, Best Coast, Until The Ribbon Breaks, uhhh and a lot more. A lot of genres too, but mostly pop/rock/alternative/folk

 

SH: Bitter Tally - 6, but yas at following tha drag(on)

 

25. What is your favorite movie? Book? Song?

I really love Factory Girl, Drive, Her, and Lost in Translation. I don't read as much as I want to but I'm currently reading Orlando by Virginia Woolf (shout out to all the dykes) and it's pretty interesting.

 

My favorite song is either Adele's version of Make You Feel My Love or The Echo Friendly's "Same Mistakes"

 

 

26. What was the last book you read?

Uhhh I think it was like The Odyssey for class.
 

27. Recommend us a song that we just have to listen to!

I'd like to take this opportunity to promote my boyfriend Lo-Fang, I'll recommend Look Away but please for the love of god listen to his cover of Grease's "You're The One That I Want", that's the best cover of all time and I made so many people fall in love with it already. Also "Up All Night" by Best Coast

 

 

28. If you ever became a musician, what would you make your stage name?

My drag queen name would be Corn Knee Leah because I love corn, or maybe if I were in a band I'd call us "Corno Porno" because corn is great and porn is also great.

 

SH: My favorite part of MOTM interviews is inevitably when a fetish is revealed
 

29. What comes after “Lana Del Rey” in your music library?

Lenka, aka Australian pop one hit wonder ("The Show")
 

30. Put your iPod/music library on shuffle and tell us which 10 songs are played. Don't skip, don't cheat!

1. Ghost - Little Boots
2. Work - Banks (lol fuck I've never even listened to this, it's from that dumb Banks zip you sent me)
3. Don't Let Me Down - The Beatles
4. Butterfly - Kylie Minogue
5. You're Not The One - Sky Ferreira
6. Alone - JMSN (y'all let my JMSN thread flop)
7. Mon apache - Julien Dore
8. Whenever You Need Me - Infernal
9. Like A Prayer - Glee Cast        (SH: Banks shade suddenly makes sense; Bitter Tally - 7)
10. [banter] - Lana Del Rey 

31. Do you hate anyone? If so, why?
No, of course not. Why, do you hate anyone? 

 

32. What are the small things in life that make you as happy as a clam?

Corn and porn

 

SH: And all combos thereof
 

33. What is a characteristic / trait you see in others that you wish you had?

Empathy
 

34. What are your pet peeves or deal-breakers when it comes to friends/relationships?

If they don't like corn or porn
 

35. What would you say is your favorite physical trait + personality trait in potential partner?

Beards and humor...?

 

SH: Someone photoshop some corn into beard porn quick

36. do u like pies

yes
 

37. what is ur favourite kind of pie

corn pies, they have them at McDonalds in Bangkok where I grew up and I liveddddd for it.
 

38. do u enjoy flying kites, if so, what would ur ideal kite look like, describe it

ok my kite would look like a corn but with lana lips instead of corn so it's like a phallic shape made out of lana lips, lemme open photoshop up now

 

SH: re: last request - Never mind Rebel's definitely already done that before

BONUS: Is there anything you'd like to tell the community of LanaBoards?

Not really, uhh maybe florida kilos isn't kill kill (lol what if it is tho) y'all delusional and cray stop complaining about everything and just enjoy the music and videos and whatever goodbye i'm out *mic drop*

 

ps follow me on my website, twitter n instagram cool thanks

 

sry i don't care enough about y'all to make a video like @@Rafael

 

SH: A prophecy and a final Bitter Tally - 8

dw we like to party and have fun

 

[YUNGATA 14,955]

 

this interview reminded me of one of my favourite stock photos of corn so here u go rebel

 

 

 

 

 

[comeintomybedroom 8,656]

that wuz kinda?

[Rafael 3,513]

Well, I talk shit about everyone on here to you, but I've been snapchatting pictures of Boneless Spare Ribs with P.F.R to @@Rafael so much I think it might count, I charmed him with my talented snapchatting skills, but he's already been stalking me on Instagram for a while already so a Swedish man might be in love with me who knows, how exciting!   

 

SH: I don't fuck with polygamy - Mrs. Rafael

it was the ribs.mp3 ok???

 

Okay honestly screw Sirens and her May Jailer shit (except for Drive By), AKA was okay but the production wasn't the best. Born to Die for sure, and I have a feeling Ultraviolence will be my favorite from the three songs we've heard. Born to Die is such a beautiful and cohesive album. Edit/Update post-release: I think it's definitely Ultraviolence now that it's out. Born To Die is still amazing and so is Paradise, but Ultraviolence captures emotion in a way Lana hasn't before.

 

#How-Do-You-Know-Me-So-Well.mp3

#There's-Nothing-to-be-Sorry-About.mp3

 

Just kidding, ARTPOP is bullshit (It could mean anything, after all). I really do like Gaga but I've toned down how big of a fan I am when it comes to her music/art, but I still think she's a great person.

Actually though: Lana, Lorde, Gaga, Robyn, Sky Ferreira, MØ, Lo-Fang, Kasabian, Bon Iver, Sky Ferreira, St. Vincent, Kylie Minogue, Amy Winehouse, First Aid Kit, Adele, The Head and The Heart, CHVRCHES, Paloma Faith, Best Coast, Until The Ribbon Breaks, uhhh and a lot more. A lot of genres too, but mostly pop/rock/alternative/folk

***refrains from posting ur PJs*** (.mp3)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

make this ur avi this instant! 

 

35. What would you say is your favorite physical trait + personality trait in potential partner?

Beards and humor...?

 

SH: Someone photoshop some corn into beard porn quick

tempted 

 

no but srsly i found this on google images. 

 

 

scratch my previous proposal. this is ur new avi. go!

 

 

 

in all seriousness. gr8 interview. all hail rebelzus  

[YUNGATA 14,955]

 

make this ur avi this instant! 

 

 

 

i've been carmen del pout avi for 2 long #scared2change

[Cleopatra 1,099]

Corngratulations, Rebel!

[National Anthem 9,904]

Aw I loved that

[Rebel 3,177]

Glad I was entertaining enough without any of @@SitarHero 's "iconic" (?) bantering

 

 

 

this interview reminded me of one of my favourite stock photos of corn so here u go rebel

 

 

 

 

 

 

can "Corn" just be my new username

[Sitar 22,210]

Glad I was entertaining enough without any of @@SitarHero 's "iconic" (?) bantering

 

God you're such a fucking pleasure to have on the site never grow up

[FKAbrandon 389]

OMG @@Rebel you have to try a corn and cheese samoosa

[lmdr 10,688]

I h8 corn... we dont belong together... But I love porn...