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" When I was young I felt really overwhelmed and confused by the desire not to end up in an office, doing something I didn't believe in. "

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" I have kind of a funny relationship with movies. I don't have to see the whole movie to get an impression of it or to let it have an influence on me. "

" A lot of the reason my look is the way it is, is because it's really easy to put on a sundress every night if I have to perform - or just wear jeans every day and a flannel or something. "

" I believe nothing happens by mistake. You know, the universe has a divine plan. That sounds dramatic. "

" My music is a luxury. "

" I've been writing since I was really young, so I considered myself a writer for a really long time. "

" There's backlash about everything I do. "

" When I found somebody who I fell in love with, it made me feel different than I felt the rest of the day. It was electrifying. That's what inspired the 'Off to the Races' melodies. That's one of the times when you're feeling electrified by someone else and they make you happy to be alive. "

" When I walk outside, people have something to say about it. "

" If you are born an artist, you have no choice but to fight to stay an artist. "

" I don't know that much about who directs what movies, but I'm definitely inspired by the look of old movies; I find them to be really beautiful. "

" 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. "

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

" When I put out 'Video Games' in May 2011, it was a 5:25-minute love song; I was surprised when a lot of people said they were listening to it. I was surprised when it went to the radio, without me even knowing how something like that even happens! "

" I write my own songs. I made my own videos. I pick my producers. Nothing goes out without my permission. It's all authentic. "

" I'm not a natural performer or exhibitionist. When I was younger, I hated the focus, and it made me feel strange. "

" A lot of the time when I write about the person that I love, I feel like I'm writing about New York. "

" I used to wonder if it was God's plan that I should be alone for so much of my life. But I found peace. I found happiness within people and the world. "

" I have taken taking my music to labels for years, and everyone just thought it was creepy. They thought the images with the music were weird and verging on psychotic. "

" I was impressed with what someone like Karl Lagerfeld built and did and the house that he made, but there was never really a female figure I wanted to emulate. "

" I don't really have any gimmicks. I don't actually do anything that's strange. I don't even wear weird things. "

" Feeling like you're respected among the people who do the same thing you do is incredible and necessary. "

" I'm always just surprised when someone writes something about me. "

" My dancing is Hawaiian-inspired but I also get a little fresh when it comes to my faster songs. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" People are really talkative in New York. Someone always comes up to me and says 'Hi' during the day. "

" I'm a writer first and a singer second. And then I started editing my own videos when I was 17, so it's a process I've been doing since I was younger. "

" I didn't live at school, I lived where I could and studied what I enjoyed studying. I took what I wanted from that education but was making my first record at the same time. I don't know anyone from school. I was just leading a different life. I was really interested in writing and other things. "