I read a lot of short fiction, like Kurt Vonnegut and Raymond Carver and Wells Tower. Lorde carverfictionkurt Change image and share on social
In a perfect world, I would never do any interviews, and probably there would be one photo out there of me, and that would be it. Lorde interviewperfectphoto Change image and share on social
I'm very conscious of people having pretty short attention spans: I know, I'm guilty of it. I'm 17 now: what happens by the time I'm 21, am I a burn-out or something? Will they still listen to my record? Lorde attentionburnconscious share on social
We all have Tumblr, and we all have Instagram and everything. People care so much about it because, now, any random can be famous on the Internet if their world looks good on Tumblr. And so everyone at high school strives for this kind of aesthetic correctness. Lorde aestheticcarecorrectness share on social
I like simple clothes, but sometimes I'll go for a goth-witch vibe. Lorde clothegothsimple Change image and share on social
Musicians like James Blake were a big influence on me. How he uses his vocals is amazing. And then Yeasayer and Animal Collective, who aren't pop bands exactly, but they do something that is so catchy and undeniable and so much fun. Lorde amazeanimalband share on social
I try to stay away from talking about boys all the time. You can go to Taylor Swift to hear that. Lorde boyhearstay Change image and share on social
I don't think people look at how pop stars live and feel anything aspirational at all. Lorde aspirationalfeellive Change image and share on social
I love Top 40 pop, don't get me wrong; I just don't think that there's anyone in Top 40 pop that's 'real.' Lorde lovepopreal Change image and share on social
Nobody asks me about what male musicians I think about; I only ever get asked about females. Lorde askfemalemale Change image and share on social
