Quotes by Lana Del Rey

About Lana Del Rey:

Elizabeth Woolridge Grant is an American singer, songwriter and model. Del Rey started songwriting at the age of 18 and signed her first recording contract with 5 Points Records in 2007, releasing her first digital album Lana Del Ray in January 2010. Del Rey bought herself out of the contract with 5 Points Records in April 2010. She signed a joint contract with Interscope, Polydor, and Stranger Records in July 2011.
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I used to wonder if it was God's plan that I should be alone for so much of my life. But I found peace. I found happiness within people and the world.

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I don't believe in the school of hard knocks, although I've had them. All that stuff about whatever doesn't kill you makes you stronger is so not true. Do you know what makes you stronger? When people treat you and your art with dignity.

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Mary praise the rosary for my broken mind.

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Fashion is inspired by youth and nostalgia and draws inspiration from the best of the past.

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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.

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I don't really have any gimmicks. I don't actually do anything that's strange. I don't even wear weird things.

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When I was very young I was sort of floored by the fact that my mother and my father and everyone I knew was going to die one day, and myself too. I had a sort of a philosophical crisis. I couldn't believe that we were mortal.

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I write my own songs. I made my own videos. I pick my producers. Nothing goes out without my permission. It's all authentic.

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I'm always just surprised when someone writes something about me.

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People are really talkative in New York. Someone always comes up to me and says 'Hi' during the day.

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I'm not a natural performer or exhibitionist. When I was younger, I hated the focus, and it made me feel strange.

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When I walk outside, people have something to say about it.

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There's backlash about everything I do.

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I believe nothing happens by mistake. You know, the universe has a divine plan. That sounds dramatic.

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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.

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My dancing is Hawaiian-inspired but I also get a little fresh when it comes to my faster songs.

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I'm a writer first and a singer second.

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I'm personally more struck by visual things more than musical.

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Seeing myself on the screen makes me cringe. I understand that I am that way - pouty.

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If you are born an artist, you have no choice but to fight to stay an artist.

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Author Bio

  • NameLana Del Rey
  • DescriptionAmerican singer-songwriter
  • AliasesLizzy Grant; May Jailer
  • BornJune 21, 1985
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionSinger-songwriter; Composer