Lorde: 'I'm a hugely sex-positive person'
Lorde claims she is a 'sex-positive person' but she won't be seen singing onstage in a skimpy outfit anytime soon.
The "Royals" singer sat down with V magazine for the cover story, who then talks about her newfound fame, getting naked and finally getting her own room. She voices her opinion on pop stars 'using sexuality to their benefit,' as E! Online puts it, and whether or not she will follow suit.
'I'm a hugely sex-positive person and I have nothing against anyone getting naked,' claims Lorde. 'For me personally I just don't think it really would complement my music in any way or help me tell a story any better. It's not like I have a problem with dancing around in undies-I think you can use that stuff in a hugely powerful way. It just hasn't felt necessary for me.'
As for her newfound fame, Ella Yellich O'Connor says it has been 'pretty mental.'
'I made this music in New Zealand at 15 years old with my producer, who was 28-just these two random losers, really,' recounts Lorde. 'Now all these people like it, and they care about what I have to say, which is nice, because I'm the weirdo for sure. For the most part, people have been really supportive. I feel very grateful.'
But she did not claim that success in an instant -- Lorde reveals that she has been facing recording company executives since she was 12 so she's 'no stranger to sitting in the boardroom and telling a bunch of people way older than me exactly how things need to be.' That experience has taught her to 'be good at being assertive about the things that are important.'
Lorde also thinks that the power in deciding what will be popular these days, especially in music, now lies to the hands of young people.
'The power and control is with the young people now. It seems like for a while the pop industry has been run by a bunch of 40-year-olds,' explains Lorde further. 'I feel like maybe that's about to change. There are young people doing such incredible things creatively at the moment. It feels good.'
And between shuttling in and out of her home country New Zealand for TV show appearances and brainstorming for her next project, Lorde strives to live a normal life. She attends high school dances just like any other teenager, and best of all, she finally gets her own bedroom after sharing with her older sister for years.