carmen

Interviewer: “You've been smoking cigarettes on stage a lot.”

Lana Del Rey:“Dude, i have to. I can't through it.”

Interviewer:“Is it an addiction!?”

Lana Del Rey:“Yeah. I'm a chain-smoker.”

Interviewer:“How long have you been smoking?”

Lana Del Rey:“Since I was 17. It's crazy. That's why I try to play mostly outdoor festivals” [Laughs.] “Because 45 minutes into the set, when you've still got 45 more minutes to go, you need to smoke.”

Interviewer:“That's a long time to be standing in front of people”

Lana Del Rey:“It's a long time. If people come and see you at a show for 80 minutes they literally know everything about you. With 5,000 people coming, they film you so the people in the back can see you on the screens. There isn't a moment when you can turn around and gather yourself. Everything you feel, everything you're emoting, is just there. I have toured so much more than I through I would; I through I would be more of a studio singer. But I toured Europe for two years.”