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Del Rey defends SNL performance
Thursday 19 January 2012
The 25-year-old singer/songwriter appeared on the show, hosted by Daniel Radcliffe, last Saturday night. She performed 'Blue Jeans' and her single 'Video Games' which has gone viral on Youtube and won her masses of fans.
However her performances were almost universally criticised, even celebrities took to Twitter to comment. Juliette Lewis wrote "Wow watching this 'singer' on SNL is like watching a 12 yearold [sic] in their bedroom when theyre pretending to sing and perform #signofourtimes".
Speaking to MTV News, Lana explained that she's not always focused on stage, "If I have other things to think about, or I'm trying to get things done for somebody else, and I'm not in my own way, then... I'm like, 'This doesn't really matter'".
"Sometimes it seems more important to me than other times, I don't know", she added.
"Things are cool. They always will be, whether the music goes good or not. Like, I consider being able to sing a luxury, it doesn't run my life, is not my main focus. I love it, I feel grateful. I'm honoured to be on SNL."
Host of SNL, Radcliffe, came to her defence. Speaking to the BBC he said "It was unfortunate that people seemed to turn on her so quickly. I don't think [her performance] warranted anywhere near that reaction".
Meanwhile, Juliette Lewis has since deleted her musings and wrote on Twitter "I woke up singing a @LanaDelRey song! Such great haunting melodies! Regardless of my own taste LIVE she's a #FreshandYummy songwriter".
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