lana del rey has achieved global stardom in singing and songwriting. she is a fashion cover girl. born in new york in 1986, her birth name is elizabeth woolridge grant. She rose to fame for her homemade clip for a video song which was a hazy love song. she now gains a well established hollywood image. the events of her life shrouded in mystery and caused much discussion. lana del rey is a lover of tattoos on her hands. Let’s analyze the handful of tattoos of hers.
1. ‘paradise’ in his left hand
tattoo: paradise
meaning: lana del rey has the side of her left hand inked with the word paradise. In an interview, Lana said of his tattoo that, “Death and paradise for me are linked. I hope after my death, something very calm and relaxed. this can already be described as paradise. It’s so loaded with meaning. I just like the word “paradise”. I even got it tattooed on my hand.”
2. ‘trust no one’ in his right hand
tattoo: trust no one
Meaning: Lana del Trusts No One tattooed on the side of her right hand. Lana sings a lot about love and loneliness, so it would only be an assumption that she had learned many lessons in Hollywood and the main one is; trust no one.
3. initials ‘m’ on his left hand
tattoo: m
meaning: Lana has the alphabet written on her left hand in cursive. It is to honor her grandmother, Madeleine.
4. ‘die young’ on the right ring finger
tattoo: die young
meaning: lana del has written die young on the inside of her right finger in fine cursive.
5. ‘nabokov whitman’ on the right forearm
tattoo: nabokov whitman
meaning: lan del has written the names of his favorite authors: vladimir nabokov and walt whitman. the tattoo is handwritten in fine cursive, and this is not so dark. In an interview she explained that tattoo, “I have tattooed on my arm the names of my favorite authors, Whitman and Nabokov. every time I look at it, I’m reminded that life can be great.”
6. ‘chateau marmont’ on his left forearm
tattoo: chateau marmont
Meaning: Lana has tattooed her left forearm with the name of her favorite place on earth, Chateau Marmont, in Los Angeles and it is her second home.
7. ‘nina billie’ on the left clavicle
tattoo: nina billie
meaning: lana has nina billie embedded in her left clavicle. the tattoo is in fine cursive and light ink. this is the tribute to her two favorite singers nina simone and billie holiday. she said in an interview that I’ve been on tour for the last three years and I feel lonely. that’s the reason why i only have one dash in my body; I have nabokov and whitman and things like that. I like the idea of taking someone with me on the road. so i’m taking nina [simone] and billie [holiday] on tour. i like to do things from the good luck scriptures every year that stays with me. because you are alone a lot.”
8. ‘whitney amy’ on the right clavicle
tattoo: whitney amy
Meaning: Lana del has Whitney Amy tattooed on her right collarbone in light ink and fine cursive. This tattoo is to pay homage to his inspirations, Whitney Houston and Amy Winehouse.
