Lana Del Rey appears on the cover of V Magazine's Fall 2015 issue. In it, she gives a rare print interview to actor/friend James Franco, where she reflects on (among other things) her relationship with the press, criticism of her lyrical content, and her artistic influences. She also talks about the process of writing and recording her latest LP Honeymoon, due out September 18, and how it differed from the creation of its predecessor, the "almost unlistenable" (her words) Ultraviolence:
"For Ultraviolence, I really felt the need to get back to my roots and back to something that felt a little more feral and wild. [...] I had a lot of freedom to do a song in one take. Even if it's not perfect and my voice is breaking, it's special to me because it's the moment it was captured in. The concept with that record was to be as raw as I wanted to be.
"With Honeymoon, I got to feel a little more playful. I didn't feel the need to delve into personal issues as much, but to indulge in a more jazzy feel for the opening and closing of the record and then get a little bit grimier in the middle with some mid- to up-tempo songs.
"There's one song called 'God Knows I Tried' which has a little bit of a gospel feel to it. There are a few songs that are really easy to listen to, like 'Honeymoon' and the song called 'Terrence Loves You.' They're beautiful melodies with a kind of noir atmosphere. The middle section of the record is pretty beachy and a bit more sexy and mid-tempo."
Source is my copy of V97 :-)