Lana Del Rey Clarifies Comments About Feminism in New James Franco Interview

Photo via James Franco’s Instagram

Earlier this year, James Franco wrote “Shades of Cool”, a poetic tribute to Lana Del Rey for V Magazine. Then, he reportedly completed a 100-page book called Flip-Side: Real And Imaginary Conversations With Lana Del Rey. (She doesn’t expect it to come out.) Now, he’s conducted a rare interview with Del Rey for V‘s fall issue. In the interview, she clarifies her controversial comments on feminism published in an interview with the Fader last year, as Huffington Post points out.

Del Rey told Franco:

The luxury we have as a younger generation is being able to figure out where we want to go from here, which is why I’ve said things like, ‘I don’t focus on feminism, I focus on the future.’ It’s not to say that there’s not more to do in that area. I’ve gotten to witness through history the evolution of so many movements and now I’m standing at the forefront of new technological movements.

I’m not undermining other issues. But I feel like that’s obvious, like I shouldn’t even have to bring that up.

V‘s fall issue comes out September 10. 

Read Lindsay Zoladz’s Ordinary Machines column on Lana Del Rey, “Pretty When You Cry”.

Listen to “Terrence Loves You”, from her forthcoming album Honeymoon.

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