Happy Birthday musician Lana Del Rey

Born: June 21, 1985 in New York City, New York, USA

QUOTES:

[on being a fan of Britney Spears] I’m not really interested in a ton of female musicians but there is something about Britney that compelled me – the way she sings and just the way she looks.

I’m a writer first and a singer second.

Fashion is inspired by youth and nostalgia and draws inspiration from the best of the past.

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

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.

When I was very young I was sort of floored by the fact that my mother and my father and everyone I knew was going to die one day, and myself too. I had a sort of a philosophical crisis. I couldn’t believe that we were mortal.

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

I have a personal ambition to live my life honestly and honor the true love that I’ve had and also the people I’ve had around me.

Having a simple career as a musician who liked music was good enough for me.