I'm really interested in kind of weird social situations and cliques, watching girls vying for attention, watching how the popularity thing happens. I've always thought too hard about everything. Lorde attentioncliquegirl Change image and share on social
Grace Jones was an influence, because I was like, 'These shoulders! These pants! Girls can wear pants and be awesome.' That's something I definitely embody. Lorde awesomeembodygirl Change image and share on social
I'm surrounded by the beach, so I love to fish and to dive and to swim. I walk a lot, and I bike around. I hang out at the beach, really, and muck around. Lorde beachbikedive Change image and share on social
I'd refer to myself as a feminist. I don't think my music is overtly rooted in feminism. I'm a teenager, and 95 percent of my friends are boys, and that's just the way I've always been. Lorde boyfeminismfeminist Change image and share on social
I tend to start with a full set of lyrics, and then my producer, Joel Little, and I work on the music collaboratively. Lorde collaborativelyfulljoel Change image and share on social
I'm usually really drawn to a song, and I know it would be good to cover if it sounds like something that I could write, or I wished I could write. Sometimes a writer just sounds like they're in your head, and that is really cool for me. Lorde coolcoverdraw share on social
I'm a pop princess at heart. Pop is about distilling what you want to say and making it easy. And the way I write isn't about making things easy. It's a weird juxtaposition. Lorde distilleasyheart Change image and share on social
I love thrift shopping. You can get ten things because everything costs, like, three dollars. Lorde costdollarlove Change image and share on social
My dad is a civil engineer, and my mom is a stay-at-home mom. The fact that my parents weren't really involved in music was kind of good, because it meant that I had something that was private and personal. Lorde civildadengineer share on social
Taylor Swift is so flawless, and so unattainable, and I don't think it's breeding anything good in young girls. Lorde breedflawlessgirl Change image and share on social