Due to her moody songs and emotion riddled lyrics, you would think that Lana Del Rey is no stranger to tortured love and falls in with one destructive man after another. But in a new interview, the "Music to Watch Boys To" singer talked her musical persona and the difference between a record and real life. She claims that she doesn't actually date "bad guys" and that it's an image to add intrigue to her songs.
"Obviously I'm singing the songs because they relate to my life," she told NME. "When it comes to guys, I haven't courted bad guys into my life but I think because I was artistic I never settled for anyone who wasn't completely enthralled with life or with being different, and that didn't lend any clarity to my world, although it was enriching in other ways."
Del Rey went on to describe the fantasy element to music and how it is important as an artist to add imagination to your music. The singer described it as, "As an artist it's difficult to know where your unique aesthetic comes from... real life and imagination and art all blend and out of each other to create your records."
In another surprising twist, the singer wasn't asked to sing on the Bond soundtrack for this fall's Spectre although she was ready to. Her latest moody album Honeymoon would have seemingly been the perfect choice to pull songs from, but apparently producers felt differently. Other singers that have appeared on Bond soundtracks were Shirley Basseywith "Goldfinger" way back in 1964 and Adele's "Skyfall" which won a Grammy, Oscar and Golden Globe in 2013.
Instead, Sam Smith made the final cut with his hit "Writing's on the Wall," which went on to be the first song to reach No. 1 on the U.K. Official
