"Allen [ Ginsberg] was a particular friend, one of my heroes, really. I knew him almost as long as I've been writing."

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I think the thing I really got from Ginsberg was that you can tell a story through kind of painting pictures with words. And when I found out that you could have a profession doing that, it was thrilling to me. It just became my passion immediately, playing with words and poetry.

— Lana Del Rey