to make it leave a long-lasting legacy, an artist must dabble in myth-making.
Lana Del Rey, the superstar born Lizzy Grant, knows this better than anyone.
Over the years, however, some less fantastical tall tales about the singer have spread.
Got a ‘burning desire" to know more?
Ready to head “off to the races”?
Without further ado, here are ten false facts about Lana Del Rey you thought were true.
Yet the truth is this: Del Rey is actually a non-Hispanic white woman born Elizabeth Woolridge Grant.
In a 2011 interview withBritish Vogue, she explainedwhy she decided to take on a new moniker.
“I wrote a name I could shape the music towards.
Lana Del Rey reminded us of the glamour of the seaside.”
She added, “It sounded gorgeous coming off the tip of the tongue.”
A 2018 profile by theSan Diego Tribuneprovides additional info about the stage name.
Apparently, it was inspired by Old Hollywood actress Lana Turner as well as the Ford Del Rey automobile.
Per theIndependent, fans were absolutely thrilled by the prospect.
Turns out his enthusiasm was misplaced the woman was not actually J.
Law, but Lana’s own sister, Chuck Grant.
When she first posted the photo to her Instagram account, Grant commented upon her supposed resemblance to Lawrence.
Lana Del Rey and Jennifer Lawrence," she wrote in her caption.
“I fked my way up to the top/This is my show,” she sang.
“I fked my way up to the top/Go, baby, go.”
The singer herself has set the record straight in interviews.
Which is annoying."
My God and people actually believe her, she’s successful!"
Every celebrity, it seems, was asked for her two cents on the topic including Lana Del Rey.
The world has changed since then, and Del Rey has changed with it.
“Things have shifted culturally.
What if they take away Planned Parenthood?
What if we can’t get birth control?
Now, when people ask me those questions, I feel a little differently.
“I wish I could look up her voting records.
Something doesn’t sit right with me.”
Del Rey was quick to retort.
F**k. Yourself,” she replied.
Clearly, the Twitter rumors of the singer’s voting history didn’t hold water.
Of course, a hullaballoo ensued.
Why was Del Rey relegated to such a small part in the song?
Was it Swift’s choice to keep her in the background?
These questions swirled amongst the fandom until Del Rey clarified things in aBillboardinterview.
Apparently, Swift had actually wanted her to have a bigger part, but Del Rey pushed back.
“First of all, I had no idea I was the only feature [on that song].
It sounds like one misunderstanding led to another in this case.
She even had her own name tag.
Naturally, fans were stumped as to why the Grammy-nominated artist would be working at a casual dining chain.
or perhaps a new breakfast-themed single.
“We were on our third hour, and the servers asked, ‘Do you guys want shirts?’
We were thrilled,” she recalled.
I brought him a coke.”
That explains her apparent career change.
Those demons will destroy your life," Coston said in a video posted toInstagram.
“We had absolutely no money,” she wrote.
