110 Quotes by Lorde

Not in the swing of things but what I really mean is not in the swing of things yet.

I find this curious – two photos from today, one edited so my skin is perfect and one real. remember flaws are ok.

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.

I’ll let you in on something big: I’m not a white-teeth teen.

The phrase ‘teen hottie’ literally makes me want to throw up. 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.

Taylor Swift is so flawless, and so unattainable, and I don’t think it’s breeding anything good in young girls.

What I do is so important to me. It’s like being a parent, in some ways, of a super-demanding, high-achieving child, with a cry that sounds really cool on the radio.

Don’t let some random comment that you wouldn’t have even thought about overshadow something important that you were actually trying to say.

David Bowie told me my music sounds like tomorrow.