I think young people are the most creative and the coolest - people that we should be learning from. Even when I'm at a party, I'm analyzing it and thinking about it in the context of how I would write about it. That side of me never switches off. Lorde analyzecontextcool share on social
With pop music and pop musicians, you know everything about everyone all the time, particularly their physical appearance. With female musicians, that's made a big thing of, and I think people, certainly with me, have appreciated a bit of mystery. Lorde appearanceappreciatebig share on social
The phrase 'teen hottie' literally makes me want to throw up. Lorde hottieliterallymake Change image and share on social
I think it would be impossible not to be an Internet kid, coming from New Zealand, because culturally it's a little barren. Lorde barrencomeculturally Change image and share on social
People respond to something which intrigues them instead of something that gives them all the information - particularly in pop, which is, like, the genre for knowing way too much about everyone and everything. Lorde genreinformationintrigue share on social
It must have been when I was 14 or 15 that I started tentatively writing songs and was able to convey an emotion and a lyric with what I wanted to say. Lorde conveyemotionlyric Change image and share on social
If I'm going to dress up, I like things that are quite long and classic. I like feeling dressed up and like a lady. Lorde classicdressfelt Change image and share on social
I've always listened to a lot of rap. It's all, 'Look at this car that cost me so much money, look at this Champagne.' It's super fun. Lorde carchampagnecost Change image and share on social
I'm, like, the most terrible person to go to a party with in the world, because I just can't enjoy it. I'm just thinking all the time about what it means and what the implications are. Lorde enjoyimplicationmean Change image and share on social
I've been in some situations where people have treated me like a fascinating toy. You know, it's just like an interesting kind of fun thing to have a play with. It's very weird for me. I feel like a tiny baby. Lorde babyfascinatefeel share on social