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Celeb News: Lana: Americans are helpless
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Lana: Americans are helpless
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Lana Del Rey: I'd like to ask you something beforehand: Do you like my music?
KulturSPIEGEL: Yes. Why do you ask?
Lana Del Rey: Oh thanks, thank you, that's surprising. Most journalists hate my songs. Believe me, I speak from experience, because I've been insulted extensively this year.
KulturSPIEGEL: You've also been heavily criticised as a pretty marionette of cunning music managers. Would that have happened to a man?
Lana Del Rey: I've been approached with the alleged misogyny a lot but that's not what it's about in my case. I think that's something personal. My songs which I really do write myself, are very intimate and because such feelings seem shady to a lot of people, they conclude that I have to be a marionette. But that just illustrates their helplessness.
KulturSPIEGEL: What's the difference between Elizabeth Woolridge Grant, which is your real name, and Lana Del Rey, your pseudonym?
Lana Del Rey: Nothing. We are one. I just thought that this name fits my music better. It's exotic and arcane. But when I spend time with my friends, I don't behave any different than now when I'm in a hotel suite and talking to you as Lana Del Rey.
KulturSPIEGEL: Do you feel underestimated?
Lana Del Rey: Why should I? Just because many American journalists can't stand me? My album is a multi-million bestseller. I have even won awards.Only in my home country, the USA, that are the inspiration of all of my songs, one doesn't know how to treat me. That's also why I moved away from there and why I live in London now.
KulturSPIEGEL: What would you have done if you wouldn't have had any success as Lana Del Rey? Was there a backup plan?
Lana Del Rey: Music was my backup plan. A hobby. I worked as a social worker in New York for many years. I had been working at a homeless shelter and rehabilitation centres for alcoholics and drug addicts since I was 18. Music was the luxury after that for a long time. I'm great at getting people in need their social security numbers and -cards back. That's my true passion.
KulturSPIEGEL: And how did you get to your record deal?
Lana Del Rey:I took part in an amateur-songwriter-contest. I didn't win. But one of the judges had a little label and offered me a record deal and a producer. I took the pseudonym of Lizzy Grant and recorded an album at night for seven months that was shelved for two years in the hope that a bigger company would acquire the record. But that didn't happen. The songs were dark, not suited for a wide audience. Besides, the back-and-forth of the music managers was tedious: people that first tell you you're brilliant think you're missing something one week later. I then came to terms with not making any music. Except just for myself. I produced video clips with friends which I put on the internet myself. Just like "Video Games" with which I got myself a record deal after all.
KulturSPIEGEL: The video to your song "Video Games" has been clicked on nearly 50 million times on YouTube. Where would you be without the internet?
Lana Del Rey: I have no idea, I've asked myself that. The internet is something abstract that I probably haven't understood until now. Who are all of the people that are seeing my videos? I know neither them nor their faces which makes my success seem surreal.
KulturSPIEGEL: Do you read the comments on YouTube?
Lana Del Rey: Sometimes. You have to be careful otherwise you'll go crazy. Sometimes I'll react to something. I'll write a comment, ordinarily, under my real name. That will set off excitement on the internet. I just have to write 'Shut up' somewhere and Millions of people think it's great. I find that creepy.
KulturSPIEGEL: Do you still feel the need to google your name?
Lana Del Rey: Earlier, before I became famous, I did that a lot. I only do that rarely now. A year ago, nobody was writing anything about me so the googling was relaxed. Now, it scares me more. The internet is full of aggressive people. I don't even want to know how my new record "Paradise" is being teared to shreds these days on the internet. But in a few weeks, the curiosity will probably overcome me.
KulturSPIEGEL: Do you use social networks?
Lana Del Rey: As to Twitter and Facebooks, I pulled myself back privately for a long time. I only use the networks as a marketing tool. When I'm bringing out a new record, I'll upload a few photos. Nothing more. I'm more interested in other aspects of the internet. For example, I'm planning to found a little foundation. For that kind of work, the internet is great. We want to encourage thinkers with up to $200,000 - people that care for the sustainability of this planet or are improving the usability of social networks.
KulturSPIEGEL: Is it exhausting to be the protagonist of the Lan Del Rey-Show?
Lana Del Rey: It depends. In France I'm responsible for enormous crowds, in the USA I'm rarely recognised. I love sitting in coffee shops and reading the newspaper. That's still not a problem in New York. All right, sometimes someone will come up to me and say: "I'm sorry, you look like Lana Del Rey." And I'll respond: "Thank you, that's very nice of you." And I'll be happy.
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Member Since: 8/17/2011
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My album is a multi-million bestseller. I have even won awards
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Member Since: 8/16/2011
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Oh okay, keep alienating people from the only market that matters.
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Member Since: 3/23/2011
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Ofc they are helpless HOW CAN THEY HATE YOU QUEEN!
Her honesty.
Her beauty.
Her H&M boards.
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Member Since: 5/8/2012
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I love her
Didnt know she was on YouTube tho
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Member Since: 5/8/2012
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Originally posted by hausofbryan
Oh okay, keep alienating people from the only market that matters.
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Do you how many artists have become huge without the US tho
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Member Since: 3/25/2011
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Aw some of those reviews must have hurt her feelings. I don't blame her though, a lot of journalists judged her album based on their preconceived notions about her based on her appearance/name, as well as the SNL performance. It wasn't fair.
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Member Since: 4/29/2012
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That's also why I moved away from there and why I live in London now.
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Lana is not dealing with the ****ery
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Originally posted by hausofbryan
Oh okay, keep alienating people from the only market that matters.
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So helpless
And she's not angry about the sales I think she hates that the place where all her inspiration comes from seems to hate her.
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Member Since: 8/1/2012
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she's really, really shallow
i mean, who pulls the ''my music is so rl'' card and the ''i've won AWARDS'' card in the same interview
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Member Since: 12/1/2011
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nnnnn because shes a flop here
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Member Since: 5/1/2011
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Originally posted by hausofbryan
Oh okay, keep alienating people from the only market that matters.
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Indeed, helpless..
This is why Americans will never be accepted in other cultures..
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Member Since: 4/29/2012
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Inb4 people only reading the title
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Originally posted by jose168
nnnnn because shes a flop here
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Oops to late
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Member Since: 6/26/2010
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I understand her being frustrasted, she loves her home country and many songs (which btw are written beautifully) are inspired by that same country, I'd be sad too, but it's ok baby, you have one of the highest selling albums of the year and you are loved by many
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Member Since: 7/9/2010
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Originally posted by EOMM92
Indeed, helpless..
This is why Americans will never be accepted in other cultures..
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DRAG.
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Member Since: 6/22/2012
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Originally posted by hausofbryan
Oh okay, keep alienating people from the only market that matters.
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What an ignorant thing to say . If that was true then Lana wouldn't have sold millions in other markets
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Member Since: 9/1/2012
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Wow, she's so bitter at America. I know all her songs tank over here, but doesn't she have somewhat decent album sales here (compared to her single's success anyways)?
I'm neither a hater nor a stan, but IMO she comes off really bad here. People are not obligated to like/buy your music and she sounds really angry that she's not as successful in America as she is elsewhere. She should cherish the success she has rather than complain about what he doesn't have. She's still a new artist, she could easily have a hit single here at some point.
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Member Since: 9/7/2010
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Yeah, she definitely sounds hurt. I mean, if I had record out and if critics reviewed my dad's bank account, my lips, my hair instead of my album, I would feel even worse, and probably had the worse reaction. I feel for her.
This case with her just goes to show you how fickle these critics are. They all kissed her ass before this nonsense happened.
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Member Since: 6/26/2010
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Originally posted by hausofbryan
Oh okay, keep alienating people from the only market that matters.
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at her selling much more than many people that have #1 albums and are popular in "the only market that matters"
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Member Since: 8/1/2012
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She's kind of odd. Not sure if she's a pretentious douchebag or just a no-BS type.
The treatment of her music is ridiculous though. The audacity some have to tear it to shreds whilst praising mediocrity.
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Member Since: 7/9/2010
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Originally posted by Pie-kun
Wow, she's so bitter at America. I know all her songs tank over here, but doesn't she have somewhat decent album sales here (compared to her single's success anyways)?
I'm neither a hater nor a stan, but IMO she comes off really bad here. People are not obligated to like/buy your music and she sounds really angry that she's not as successful in America as she is elsewhere. She should cherish the success she has rather than complain about what he doesn't have. She's still a new artist, she could easily have a hit single here at some point.
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She's angry at how she's portrayed in America, not her sales.
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