Lana Del Rey on why she called her new album 'Ultraviolence': 'I had a specific motif in mind'

'West Coast' songstress Lana Del Rey has opened up about her decision to call her new album 'Ultraviolence'.

Speaking to KROQ in Los Angeles recently, the hitmaker explained that she had a clear image in her mind of flowers with vivid colours in 'shades of blue and violet', which evoked feelings of sorrow and just fit with the word:

"I think the album was called 'Ultraviolence' before I even had the songs. That’s because I just really love words. I’m kind of inspired by just a one-word title. For this one, I had a motif of hydrangeas in mind." Del Rey added: "Mainly because these flowers I love are in shades of blue and violet, and when I was talking to [producer] Dan [Auerbach of the Black Keys] about inspirations and color tones, this sort of high violet vibration was on my mind. Maybe because blue is connected with jazz and also sorrow."

The title of the record appears to have been inspired by Anthony Burgess’ most popular novel, 'A Clockwork Orange', and a representative for Burgess recently told the press that it's flattering to think how influential the writer's work still is:

"We’ve definitely heard about Lana’s choice to title her record 'Ultraviolence'. We picked up on it some time ago and we were intrigued by it… It’s fantastic that ‘A Clockwork Orange’ is still providing inspiration to such a diverse range of artists around the world over 50 years since its original publication.”

Check out her new song 'The Other Woman' here: