Lana Del Rey makes music for one person, and one person only: herself.
“I just don’t want them to hear it at all,” the singer, 28, told Rolling Stone when asked about the impact of her lyrics.
“I’m very selfish,” she continued. “I make everything for me, kind of. I mean, every little thing, down to the guitar and the drums. It’s just for me … I don’t want them to hear it and think about it. It’s none of their business!”
Despite her standoffish approach, Del Rey’s latest album, “Ultra Violence,” has been a strong seller since it was released last month. The album debuted at No. 1, selling 182,000 copies in its first week.
The “Video Games” singer created a tizzy in the lead-up to the record’s release when she told the Guardian that she wished she was dead already. Few found the statement funny, including Kurt Cobain’s daughter Frances Bean, who asked artists to stop romanticizing dying young.
Del Rey has since blamed the remark on the reporter’s leading questions.