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
I went to my prom. I wore this olive green, floor-length backless dress. It was rad. Lorde backlessdressfloor 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
I've always hung out with people older than me, with my parents' friends, because I appreciated the conversation. Lorde appreciateconversationfriend Change image and share on social
Coming from New Zealand, all the music I listen to is not made by New Zealanders. People never come to New Zealand to play a show because it's in the middle of nowhere. Lorde comelistenmake Change image and share on social
I curate my life in a way. It's always playing on my mind, kind of a love-hate relationship. I'm not one of those people who's, like, 'I wish Facebook wasn't around,' because, you know, it is what it is. Lorde curatefacebookhate share on social
I am really into how words sound out loud, so I was always the kid who would, like, read the page of the book to herself in her room over and over and over. And Raymond Carver is great for that. Tobias Wolff is an author who is really good for that as well. Lorde authorbookcarver share on social
I'm speaking for a bunch of girls when I say that the idea that feminism is completely natural and shouldn't even be something that people find mildly surprising, it's just a part of being a girl in 2013. Lorde bunchcompletelyfeminism 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
I come from a short fiction background, and my mom is a poet, so I've always read poetry; I've always had a lot of different influences both linguistically and musically. Lorde backgroundfictionhave Change image and share on social