Lorde says femininity is about ‘being a man’
Lorde sat down for an interview where she opened up about the inspiration behind her latest album 'Virgin'
Lorde sat down for an interview where she opened up about the inspiration behind her latest album, Virgin and what it explores.
Speaking to French outlet Le Monde, she explained, “I never felt like a woman until I was 26. I remember the day. My mother was sort of androgynous and showed me a lot of David Bowie, Grace Jones.”
The singer continued, “I understood that was a source of power. And I also saw how dangerous it sometimes was to be a woman.”
“So I decided that if I’m going to be a woman, I want to be exactly the kind of woman that I need to be. Part of that is sometimes being a man,” she further mused.
Previously speaking about the album, Lorde noted that it was a way to document her femininity, “I thought it was cool to have a document of my femininity at this specific age, even just to see how it changes, as it inevitably will.”
Her North American tour for Virgin will take off in Austin, Texas on September 17th before heading to the UK in November, having shows in Manchester, London, Glasgow, and Birmingham.
