Quotes from Lana Del Rey

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

There's backlash about everything I do.

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 wanted a name I could shape the music towards. I was going to Miami quite a lot at the time, speaking a lot of Spanish with my friends from Cuba - 'Lana Del Rey' reminded us of the glamour of the seaside. It sounded gorgeous coming off the tip of the tongue.

No matter how many people give me advice, I am going to do what my heart tells me to do

I used to like to set different film clips to classical music, not even my own songs, but make little movies.

Having a simple career as a musician who liked music was good enough for me.

I believe that there is no doubts about who I am, an artist who loves music, above everything.

I've got feathers in my hair, I get down to beat poetry.

My understanding of God has come from my own personal experiences. Because I was in trouble so many times in New York that if you were me, you would believe in God too.

God has saved me a million times, so I think He mustve enjoyed my song.

In the land of God's and Monsters, I was an angel looking to get f-ked hard.

For me, the issue of feminism is just not an interesting concept... Whenever people bring up feminism, I'm like, god. I'm just not really that interested.

I feel a strong relationship with God and I feel my ties are with him. That's how I honestly feel.

Me and God we don't get along.

The road is long, we carry on, try to have fun in the meantime.

Doing what you love is freedom. Loving what you do is happiness.

I think America is amazing for its landscape and its history. California is beautiful, New York is beautiful, but when you're a gypsy at heart, it probably suits you to be traveling.

I have a great appreciation for our world's history. I learn from my own mistakes, I learn from the mistakes we've made as a human race.

A lot of what's been written about me is not true: of my family history or my choices or my interests. Actually, I've never read anything written about me that was true. It's been completely crazy.

I mainly let my imagination be my reality. Fantasy is my reality.

Be Young, Be Dope, Be Proud.

Being brave means knowing that when you fail, you don't fail forever.

Who belonged to no one, who belonged to everyone.Who had nothing, who wanted everything.