I've always hung out with people older than me, with my parents' friends, because I appreciated the conversation. — Lorde Copy Share Image
Nobody asks me about what male musicians I think about; I only ever get asked about females. — Lorde Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
Musicians like James Blake were a big influence on me. How he uses his vocals is amazing. And then Yeasayer and Animal… — Lorde Copy Share Image
In a perfect world, I would never do any interviews, and probably there would be one photo out there of me, and… — Lorde Copy Share Image
I've always listened to a lot of rap. It's all, 'Look at this car that cost me so much money, look at… — Lorde Copy Share Image
I've been in some situations where people have treated me like a fascinating toy. You know, it's just like an interesting kind… — Lorde Copy Share Image
I started writing music when I was around twelve. My current record company saw a video of me performing at my school's… — Lorde Copy Share Image
I'm usually really drawn to a song, and I know it would be good to cover if it sounds like something that… — Lorde Copy Share Image
I think young people are the most creative and the coolest - people that we should be learning from. Even when I'm… — Lorde Copy Share Image
I actually love Twitter and Instagram. I do think it's so strange to think that 20 years ago, people would never have… — Lorde Copy Share Image
When I was trying to come up with a stage name, I thought 'Lord' was super rad, but really masculine - ever since I… — Lorde Copy Share
So many interviews, even ones that I consider really intelligent and good writers, will do the, like, 'Oh, you're not taking your clothes off… — Lorde Copy Share
I actually love Twitter and Instagram. I do think it's so strange to think that 20 years ago, people would never have known personal… — Lorde Copy Share
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… — Lorde Copy Share
We all have Tumblr, and we all have Instagram and everything. People care so much about it because, now, any random can be famous… — Lorde Copy Share
I know when I'm onstage, I don't think about how it looks, I just concentrate on really feeling what I hear. But I totally… — Lorde Copy Share
I read a lot of short fiction, like Kurt Vonnegut and Raymond Carver and Wells Tower. — Lorde Copy Share
Ill let you in on something big: I am not a white-teeth teen. I tried to join, but never did. — Lorde Copy Share
I tend to start with a full set of lyrics, and then my producer, Joel Little, and I work on the music collaboratively. — Lorde Copy Share
“We've both got a million bad habits to kick, not sleeping is one. We're biting our nails, you're biting my lip, I'm biting my… — Lorde Copy Share
Two things to remember in life: take care of your thoughts when you are alone, and take are of your words when you are… — Lorde Copy Share
I think it would be impossible not to be an Internet kid, coming from New Zealand, because culturally it's a little barren. — Lorde Copy Share
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.… — Lorde Copy Share
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… — Lorde Copy Share
