I want to stay hopeful, even though I get scared about why we're even alive at all. Lana Del Rey More Quotes by Lana Del Rey More Quotes From Lana Del Rey I got my red dress on tonight Lana Del Rey queens real dark I'm the gangsta Nancy Sinatra. Lana Del Rey nancy gangsta trust-no-one If you're not drinkin', then you're not playin' Lana Del Rey ifs I wish I could escape into some alter-ego, just so I could feel more comfortable onstage. Lana Del Rey ego wish feels I have a personal ambition to live my life honestly and honor the true love that I've had and also the people I've had around me. I want to stay hopeful, even though I get scared about why we're even alive at all. Lana Del Rey me true-love love life Seeing myself on the screen makes me cringe. I understand that I am that way - pouty. Lana Del Rey i-am myself me way If you consider the definition of authenticity, it's saying something and actually doing it. I write my own songs. I made my own videos. I pick my producers. Nothing goes out without my permission. It's all authentic. Lana Del Rey saying nothing you my-own My music is a luxury. Lana Del Rey luxury music 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. Lana Del Rey name friends music time Stylistically, I love make-up. I love doing my own make-up and stuff, but clothes-wise, I actually didn't ever really care. Initially the fashion world was more interested in me than the music world, which was strange when I first started singing. Lana Del Rey me fashion music love 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. Lana Del Rey end someone thought time I love to sing and I really love to write, but in terms of being onstage, I'm not that comfortable, which I think is sort of clear. Lana Del Rey being think comfortable love I don't really have any gimmicks. I don't actually do anything that's strange. I don't even wear weird things. Lana Del Rey wear weird things strange