He surrounded himself with young girls, and he had this insane charisma I couldn’t resist."
Del Rey has received backlash in the past for potentially glorifying abuse and violence in her songs.
However, according to theBBC, the singer-songwriter criticized those who have accused her of “glamorizing abuse.”
Speaking toPitchforkin 2017, the controversial star elaborated on why exactly she doesn’t include it during performances anymore.
“I don’t like it.
I don’t sing it.
I sing ‘Ultraviolence’ but I don’t sing that line anymore,” she confirmed.
According to Del Rey, “Having someone be aggressive in a relationship was the only relationship I knew.
It didn’t come from my end.”
The “Summertime Sadness” hitmaker also clarified that her music is intensely personal.
She shared, “Ideal with what’s in my lyric you’renot dealing with it.
I was annoyed when people would ask me about that lyric.
Like, who are you?”
