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Celeb News: Lana talks Britney, Juliette Lewis, SNL, family and more
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Lana talks Britney, Juliette Lewis, SNL, family and more
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Del Rey told Rick Astley on Magic 105.4: "I'm not really interested in a ton of female musicians but there is something about Britney that compelled me – the way she sings and just the way she looks."
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"My publicists say that never in the history of their long careers have they ever seen an artist been so fictionalised,” Del Rey says. ``I never had anything to hide. My father, he really wasn’t a millionaire. I really did live in a trailer park. I never did that to have an effect on people, that’s just the way my life turned. I never planned on even telling people about where I lived or what I did. But when the press started finding things out for themselves I had to comment on it.”
There’s the first album; producer David Kahne who worked with her in 2008 says Del Rey “looks different” but doesn’t sound different from when they worked together.
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"My first record was released under (the name) Lana Del Rey. It’s not mysterious. It has millions of views all over You Tube. Type in any of the 13 tracks there they are with 800,000 views on them. You can see the style’s actually not that different. When I signed to my independent label in 2006 or something, I got $10,000, I moved into my own place and I started making a beautiful record. The only reason it got taken down (from iTunes) was because they didn’t have any money to fund it. There’s nothing mysterious about. There’s nothing mysterious about me. I’ve been completely open and truthful about everything.”
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She admits she chose the name Lana Del Rey because she “wanted something that sounded beautiful” and felt she was creating an art project. She coined the phrase “Gangsta Nancy Sinatra” for herself when she posted Video Games (``the next morning it was recycled all over the internet – I was just kidding”). She says every song from her album Born to Die, except Radio, was written before she signed with Interscope in September.
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"Talk to any of the producers I’ve worked with in the last 18 months…they worked with me because they loved me. The only reason Interscope and Polydor signed me was because I already generated interest. What people don’t realise is that record labels don’t have money to sign you anymore if you’re a new artist, unless you’re really young and they can help you mould your career. When you’re a more seasoned musician you can’t pay a record label to sign you. It’s unheard of. Just like you can’t buy a PR team. They’re professionals, they really won’t have it. They are either you with you because you already have interest being generated, or because you’re 14.”
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"I actually thought it was alright,” Del Rey says. ``When we were in the studio, everyone really seemed to like it. The cast was happy I was there. (SNL Producer) Lorne (Michaels) was happy I was there. I was clean and sober during my performances. I spoke to my family beforehand and afterwards. I did it the way I wanted to do it. If other people didn’t like it, well, I don’t know. It is big television in America, but I do television all over the world. I just got back from Beijing singing from Dior. If they didn’t think that show was good there, there are a lot of other shows to watch.”
Clean and sober?
"I used to drink a long time ago, but I don’t anymore. Sometimes when you do difficult things you think it’d be easier if you were drinking. Regardless of what people say of the performance I did it my way, with my team, I did it healthily.”
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As for the backlash?
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"You know. It’s funny. People really write whatever they want. If they don’t like you.. well, they’re just going to make their opinion heard. Other people may echo that because it’s easy to do that. I say this and I mean it, for me it’s been such a long life. What really matters at the end of the day is that my family are happy and I’m happy. I work a lot, I love singing, I love my fans. If people didn’t think was good, it’s still alright.”
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Del Rey tries to clear up the Lewis mystery, but only makes things odder.
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"Juliette and I are actually friends. She didn’t know it was me, because I was dressed up. She’d never seen me like that. She emailed me and said that she was sorry for any sorrow it caused – she didn’t know it was me. I love Juliette. It’s totally fine. It really is fine.”
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"Of course they didn’t. People don’t like good news. People like bad news. People like tragic circumstances. The important thing is that Juliette and I are actually friends. Brian Williams and I actually get along. All the stuff they pick up on they don’t really know the back stories. Brian Williams slated me as the best artist to come out in 2012 on New Year’s Eve. When he wrote that letter to Gawker he just meant they should be covering it because it got such a strong reaction. He actually likes the music and listens to it.”
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"If you see how many tweets I’ve made since 2009 it’s only 400. I never really planned on conveying my personality through social media.”
"I do know where they work,” she insists. ``I don’t do that with everyone. But with the handful of 50 or 100 people I talk to on a weekly basis it’s helpful for me to do that. I means something to me and it means something to them. In the beginning, when I realised people weren’t going to say good things (online) I went `Ok, no point in reading them’. I was curious at first… I always considered the internet not an important place to share news on entertainment. I think it’s an important thing in the way it unifies us globally and makes us one world. Regardless of what people say about me online I’m interested in how the internet can bring us together.”
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"I did write a note on my personal Facebook asking people to please keep my private life ****ing private. Not because I have something to hide, it’s because I’m not the only one in my family just because I’m a singer, I have my sister and brother to think of. This is a shared life. I told people not to say anything. I found out one journalist reached out to 32 people from my home town and I got really upset. She called my grandparents and my uncles… ugh… “
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"I consider being able to sing and tour and make videos a luxury. It really wasn’t the epicentre of my life for a long time. The fact we’re even talking about me right now, that isn’t the way my life used to be. I wasn’t the focus of my life, I have a sister, a brother ,a mom and a dad. A big family at home. Usually our focus is on the family, the other work I do. I love music, I know what people are saying about me, but it’s really not my main focus. Music is a gift for me. It’s not my priority. It’s something really nice that worked out for me so far.”
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I don't use her, but I love the Britney stanning.
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Influences: Ginsberg, Elvis Presley, Britney Spears
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Britney Spears influences everyone. The Queen  .
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Nice! 
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Oh my. Better get rid of my siggy pronto, cause i might check her album again.
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How are you friends when someone and don't recognize them on TV?
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I love her more everyday 
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I love Britney, but definitely... NO, there are no sign of Britney influences on Lana's music. 
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She's so nice. Good interview.
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Queen of Pop influencing future Queens.
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I love Britney, but definitely... NO, there are no sign of Britney influences on Lana's music. |
A bit in Lolita.
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there is something about Britney that compelled me – the way she sings
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It all makes sense now.
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Originally posted by Delta
I love Britney, but definitely... NO, there are no sign of Britney influences on Lana's music. |
What do you mean "NO", Lana said so herself. 
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"Juliette and I are actually friends. She didn’t know it was me, because I was dressed up. She’d never seen me like that. She emailed me and said that she was sorry for any sorrow it caused – she didn’t know it was me. I love Juliette. It’s totally fine. It really is fine.”
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So embarrassing...
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How did Juliette not know it was her.....?
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Spill that tea!
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Originally posted by Duca
I don't use her, but I love the Britney stanning.
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Originally posted by Pedro
Britney Spears influences everyone. The Queen . |
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Originally posted by JonnyϟLightning
What do you mean "NO", Lana said so herself. |
Adele said the same about Beyoncé. Do you see any Beyoncé influence on her music? No.
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Amazing interview. She isn't trying to hide anything, but as per usual the media need some little tidbit to blow up and cause controversy. That's what life in the spotlight is though, so she needs to grow accustomed to it.
I like how she mentions her family and upbringing, and how she just loves to make music; she seems so self-less and genuine.
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