Unpublished quotes from the 2014 Complex interview.

[naachoboy 7,977]

On Doing “Ride” With Rick Rubin

 

I was writing that Paradise edition, and originally was writing it as a follow-up record, but nobody wanted to release something eight months later. It ended up being a re-release-slash-second edition, and I loved this demo I did with Justin Parker, who I wrote a lot of things with like “Video Games” and “Born to Die,” “National Anthem,” and Ferdy Unger-Hamilton at EMI hated the song. So I think him and Rick had been talking and Rick was like, “What’s going on with Lana? Can she come over, I hear she’s in L.A.” I think I had been over to say “Hi” to him first. Just to say “​hi.” We took a walk in Santa Monica—he takes the same walking route every morning. Then a few weeks later I brought him “Ride,” and he really liked it. Working with him was good, I was still in my old car, my old Mercedes that was barely making it down that hour-and-a-half drive down to Shangri-La Studios in Malibu, and it was really good. He has this sprawling lawn with all these bunnies and palm trees. He was very relaxed. It was good.

 

On the Most Important Person She Ever Shared a Cigarette With 

 

Probably my manager, who is still my manager, Ben Mawson, over the last four years. He doesn’t smoke anymore, but he used to smoke more than me and drink 12 beers a day. I met him, he told me to just come to London and I did. I just went and met him. I think they were at Shoreditch House, so we went on the roof and had a cigarette. He felt like I was really worried about everything, and he told me that he had a plan and that everything was going to go OK and not to worry. He was very aggressive, and he was such a believer. So probably with Ben, I guess.

 

 

On Making Art Vs. Satisfying the Major Label Machine

 

I came in in a unique position in that “Video Games” had so many views, and that was the reason why Jimmy Iovine at Interscope and Ferdy Unger-Hamilton at Polydor had called me on that day and wanted to revisit the record and hear it again.

So I got signed on great terms because the discussions we were having were that it was always going to be my way. I liked coming from this DIY place where if I had a single that they really felt like they wanted to put money behind or promote—I liked knowing it was an option that I could make my own video at home for it, like I did with “Video Games.” Eventually I tired of that, graduated to working with other people. But in that way I was in a really good place after the record was done with its cycle.

I think the label was half-and-half on this record [Ultraviolence] because there were a lot of jazz undertones and West Coast references. I think they were happy that I was happy with it and that I made it. I don’t think they felt like there were singles that could work at radio. And I kind of felt that, because I have such a good relationship with Jimmy and Ferdy. I’ve been working, “working” [makes air quotes], singing, for years. So the people I’m closest with are like my product manager and the video commissioner, because they’re really good girls. The A&R guys—Larry Jackson and John, if I go out at night I probably go out with them. We’re pretty flexible with each other, but it always come down to differences. For example, the bonus tracks on this record I didn’t feel like had any relation to the atmosphere of the record itself. I think iTunes was like, “You would have trouble promoting a record if it didn’t have a deluxe edition,” so, there’s stuff like that.

 

 

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[evilentity 13,303]

Thanks for posting! I see there's even more quotes than this in the article. Can you add them to the OP?

[vanillaiceys 221]

Amazing!

[writtenxrabbits 905]

wow, this is really interesting, thank you for posting!

[COLACNT 5,171]

He was very aggressive

 

hot

[Mind Melt 10,090]

This was so nice to read tbh

[YUNGATA 14,944]

 

On the Most Important Person She Ever Shared a Cigarette With 

 

Probably my manager, who is still my manager, Ben Mawson, over the last four years. He doesn’t smoke anymore, but he used to smoke more than me and drink 12 beers a day. I met him, he told me to just come to London and I did. I just went and met him. I think they were at Shoreditch House, so we went on the roof and had a cigarette. He felt like I was really worried about everything, and he told me that he had a plan and that everything was going to go OK and not to worry. He was very aggressive, and he was such a believer. So probably with Ben, I guess.

 

 

 

 

 

omggg i thought ben was dead to her or something BEN SHE STILL LOVES YOU DON'T LOSE HOPe

[naachoboy 7,977]

Thanks for posting! I see there's even more quotes than this in the article. Can you add them to the OP?

yeah i will im on my phone now but in 20 mins i can

[longtimeman 8,089]

Finally someone got her to talk about some different, on topic things!

[SuperMegaStan 9,667]

 

AGGRESSIVE. HOT. FMWUTTT!

[Platinum Greenwich 13,584]

He doesn’t smoke anymore, but he used to smoke more than me and drink 12 beers a day.

 

Somehow, this explains everything.

[WaitForLife 5,031]

She didn't wanted to release the Deluxe Edition of Ultraviolence

5 awsome tracks

[annedauphine 34,581]

Ditch the italian sausage and write songs about your aggressive manager Lizzy omfg take off your business suit sitting on your lap for my interviewwwww

[Lad 8,795]

Ditch the italian sausage and write songs about your aggressive manager Lizzy omfg take off your business suit sitting on your lap for my interviewwwww

Um... excuse me... NOT while the Italian guy inspires songs like Salvatore. Not today fatty.

 

[Creyk 11,497]

I have had some very practical, down-to-earth advice about love that I choose not to follow. It’s the same with money too. You’re supposed to work your whole life, work really hard for everything you get. I think maybe a better strategy is to just fall in love with what you do and hope that whatever you make from that monetarily is enough to have an easy life.

 

 

OMG she is so right

[annedauphine 34,581]

Um... excuse me... NOT while the Italian guy inspires songs like Salvatore. Not today fatty.

 

Salvatore is indeed my fav but he still looks like my fucking father I can't like him

[lazybooklet 575]

 

 

I think iTunes was like, “You would have trouble promoting a record if it didn’t have a deluxe edition,”

 

It probably was the best move not to have a deluxe shit for Huntymoon tho

[Trash Magic 26,892]

O actually interesting questions and revealing responses

[SuperMegaStan 9,667]

Salvatore is indeed my fav but he still looks like my fucking father I can't like him

can i be your step mum?

[BENTLEY 3,494]

Gimme that demo