24 Quotes & Sayings By Lorde

Born Ella Yelich-O'Connor, Lorde has released three studio albums, Pure Heroine (2013), Melodrama (2017) and Greenlight (2018). Her first two albums debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 chart. Lorde has also earned two Grammy Award nominations.

It feels so scary getting old.
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It feels so scary getting old. Lorde
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You're the only friend I need Sharing beds like little kids And laughing 'til our ribs get tough But that will never be enough You're the only friend I need Sharing beds like little kids And laughing 'til our ribs get tough But that will never be enough Lorde
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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 tongue. Lorde
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Maybe the internet raised us, or maybe people are jerks. Lorde
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We might be hollow, but we're brave Lorde
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Don’t be afraid. Be the kind of person your mother warned you about. Lorde
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As soon as you say it about a record, you're like some little zombie in a funny dungeon. Lorde
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Let me in the ring. I'll show you what that big word means. Lorde
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If your dreams don't scare you, they are not big enough. Lorde
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Delicate in every way but one God knows we like archaic kinds of fun Chance is the only game I play with, baby We let our battles choose us. Lorde
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We're so happy, even when we're smiling out of fear. Lorde
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And nothing's wrong when nothing's true But I live in a hologram with you. Lorde
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I'm kind of over getting told to throw my hands up in the air, So there. Lorde
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We gladiate, but I guess we're really fighting ourselves. Lorde
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My advice to young people wanting to make music and to be in this industry is to really spend your time making music. Make so much music you have no friends. Make music. Figure out what it is you love, and... because if you're making cool art, then everything else will fall into line. Lorde
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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
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I get paralyzingly nervous a lot of times, so I tried bravado. The way I dress and carry myself, a lot of people find it intimidating. I think my whole career can be boiled down to the one word I always say in meetings: 'strength.' Lorde
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The phrase 'teen hottie' literally makes me want to throw up. Lorde
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I think young people are the most creative and the coolest - people that we should be learning from. Even when I'm at a party, I'm analyzing it and thinking about it in the context of how I would write about it. That side of me never switches off. Lorde
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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
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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
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I've always listened to a lot of rap. It's all, 'Look at this car that cost me so much money, look at this Champagne.' It's super fun. Lorde
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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