She was also criticized by Juliette Lewis for her “SNL” appearance in 2012 – that left its mark.
In the past, Lana Del Rey has only been seen performing live on television twice. In a current interview, the “Summertime Sadness” singer now explains what stopped her from further TV appearances.
“You know in your heart when the time is right. And it’s never been the right time [für das Fernsehen]. Maybe now even if I didn’t feel confident, I would still do it. “But there was a reason not to feel safe,” Del Rey tells The Hollywood Reporter.
With this statement, the artist is referring to her appearance on the US show “Saturday Night Live” in 2012. There was a lot of criticism for the performance of the then newcomer. For example, actress and singer Juliette Lewis wrote on Nine years later, Lana Del Rey has dared to appear on television again. She performed her song “Let Me Love You Like A Woman” on The Jimmy Fallon Tonight Show.
When Lana Del Rey was asked in the current “The Hollywood Reporter” interview about the specific reason for her absence, the musician replied: “I didn’t know if it would be well received.” But she would now be more open to it because: “There is a lot of crazy people out there now, so we’re fine. We’re in good company.” The art-pop artist says she started at a time “when things were still very one-sided.” According to her, there is now much more room for different types of storytelling. You can also say completely different things and therefore develop more freely and individually.
Lana Del Rey is currently on tour across the US to promote her latest studio album DID YOU KNOW THAT THERE’S A TUNNEL UNDER OCEAN BLVD.