A biography for Lana Del Reyhasn’t been written yet.
“Having a simple career as a musician who liked music was good enough for me.”
“I'm a writer first and a singer second.”
“When I was young I felt really overwhelmed and confused by the desire not to end up in an office, doing something I didn't believe in.”
“I don't know that much about who directs what movies, but I'm definitely inspired by the look of old movies; I find them to be really beautiful.”
“I feel free when I see no one and nobody knows my name”
“When I put out 'Video Games' in May 2011, it was a 5:25-minute love song; I was surprised when a lot of people said they were listening to it. I was surprised when it went to the radio, without me even knowing how something like that even happens!”
“Doing what you love is freedom. Loving what you do is happiness.”
“Who belonged to no one, who belonged to everyone.Who had nothing, who wanted everything.”
“There's backlash about everything I do.”
“My dancing is Hawaiian-inspired but I also get a little fresh when it comes to my faster songs.”
“People are really talkative in New York. Someone always comes up to me and says 'Hi' during the day.”
“I made that first record in 2008, alongside the EP, but my label at the time waited three years to release it. They thought maybe someone bigger would buy it, but they didn't, so in the end they just released it themselves.”
“I have kind of a funny relationship with movies. I don't have to see the whole movie to get an impression of it or to let it have an influence on me.”
“If you consider the definition of authenticity, it's saying something and actually doing it. I write my own songs. I made my own videos. I pick my producers. Nothing goes out without my permission. It's all authentic.”
“I used to like to set different film clips to classical music, not even my own songs, but make little movies.”
“A lot of the time when I write about the person that I love, I feel like I'm writing about New York.”
“When I found somebody who I fell in love with, it made me feel different than I felt the rest of the day. It was electrifying. That's what inspired the 'Off to the Races' melodies. That's one of the times when you're feeling electrified by someone else and they make you happy to be alive.”
“Who are you?Are you in touch with all of your darkest fantasies?Have you created a life for yourself where you can experience them?I have. I am fucking crazy.But I am free.”
“I was impressed with what someone like Karl Lagerfeld built and did and the house that he made, but there was never really a female figure I wanted to emulate.”
“I write my own songs. I made my own videos. I pick my producers. Nothing goes out without my permission. It's all authentic.”