Lana Del Rey has spoken about why she hardly ever performs reside on TV, revealing that she doesn’t “really feel assured” sufficient.
Throughout a brand new interview with The Hollywood Reporter, the singer-songwriter was requested why she has solely sung on a tv present as soon as since 2012, when she appeared on Saturday Night time Dwell and David Letterman.
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Del Rey performed two songs – ‘Video Video games’ and ‘Blue Denims’ – on that episode of SNL, however the efficiency was extensively criticised. On the time, Hollywood actor Juliette Lewis accused the artist of “pretending to sing”.
“I feel I’ve finished two [TV performances]? Perhaps that’s one thing else I’ll develop into extra, like touring,” Del Rey informed THR. “And don’t get me fallacious. I toured for 9 years of my life. It was nonstop. It was powerful.
“However in your coronary heart when it’s the precise time. And it’s by no means been the precise time [for TV]. Perhaps now, even when I didn’t really feel assured, I’d do it anyway. However there was a purpose to not really feel assured.”
When requested what the explanation was, Del Rey replied: “I didn’t know if it could be acquired properly. However there’s a number of weirdos on the market now, so, we’re advantageous. We’re in good firm.”
She continued: “I began at a time when issues have been very a lot a technique. Little by little, there’s much more room for storytelling and saying completely different stuff. You’re seeing much more good lady songwriters, too. Nicely, who am I to say that? I like a number of the singers out proper now.”
Elsewhere within the interview, the star defined the latest viral clip of her working in a Waffle Home and mentioned being an inspiration to Olivia Rodrigo and Billie Eilish.
Lana Del Rey is at present on tour within the US in help of her ninth and most up-to-date studio album, ‘Do you know that there’s a tunnel underneath Ocean Blvd’. Over the summer time, she performed at BST Hyde Park in London and Glastonbury 2023.
