Years ago, a smarter scribe than this wrote of ‘air-conditioner music’, which is to say, music stopped putting something into a room and instead, started trying to remove it. And removing everything out of a room, apart from the earless saps who buy it, is Lana Del Rey, the most tepid popstar in history.
She’s Dido, only NME approved.
And Lana doesn’t really like music. Why should she? She’s a spoiled little rich girl who doesn’t have to worry about striving to make great art or towering pop. In fact, so insincere is Del Rey that she’s constantly thinking about walking away from music. She simply can’t be bothered.
See, the scoop is that?Del Rey almost quit singing two years ago. That’s because, for the first time in her life, she actually had to work hard for something. Multi-millionaire daddy couldn’t magic pop-stardom up for her overnight.
SHE WANTED A GOLDEN GOOSE DADDY!
After some unsuccessful attempts to break into the industry under a variety of guises, Lana became so disillusioned, she thought about giving up and doing something else.
She said:
“I definitely thought, ‘If it’s gonna be this hard I’m not gonna be a singer and have nothing.’ That would have bene fine, but it’s only in the last two years that I started getting tired.
“In my mind I was always thinking about [quitting singing]. I stopped playing shows. I definitely didn’t want to be a singer any more.”
Just think. All those people out there, still striving, who can’t function properly without music. Those brilliant oddballs who would have to toss a coin between air and music as most important. Lana Del Rey is not one of those. She thinks that music should lead to stardom, and stardom should be easy when you’ve got a privileged background and a face that everyone fancies.
Talking to the NME, she’s noted further that she’s not that bothered about music:
“In terms of being a pop star, it’s not something I’ve thought about for a long time now, because it was so long ago that I started.
“Even though I’ve been singing and writing again for two years, I haven’t been on the stage for 16 months. I don’t have to be a singer at all, it’s not the be all or end all anymore.”
Of course, she expects you to continue your hoovering up of all her records and tickets. She might not care, but you have to.
Sorry. You made your bland, tasteless, tuneless bed. You must now lie in it.
Jeremy Van Cise says
The album is well written and is quite good. You’re following the critical trend of shitting on her just so you can hopefully garner some page views by using her name and appearing in google search results.
Why does how much money someone’s FATHER make a difference on whether you like it or not? Lana Del Rey isn’t her father, so why use his success to put her down? It’s desperate and pitiful.
Enjoy music for being good music. Try not to fixate on the artist, because it’s creepy. Take a step back and stop being so personal, its rather pathetic.
Martha says
your text is great I made a youtube video about it…maybe you like it? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbtdk7gCZjE
Regnum says
The writer of this article is quite pathetic. It’s kind of sad seeing some lame cultural plebeian try to ride the “Lana-Del-Bashwagon” despite being provincial and generally ignorant with regards to where that said wagon is from and where it’s going. Heck, I wouldn’t even be surprised if you have yet to hear any of Lana’s songs as May Jailer and Lizzy Grant. You just want to be one of the “cool kids” even though you don’t know who those cool kids are. LOL.
If you want to garner page views, just turn this into a porn site. That should save your readers from the unoriginal and childish grievances born from your lack of alt music history and good taste. :)
Marissa says
I sing too and write but I never thought about giving up singing or music even if I don’t like the music industry. That is confusing. If someone is true artist they will never give it up. She should study voice, continue studying and developing her music for herself, not for the industry of popularity. I hope she has people out there who encourage her to just do it for the love and not give up.