Lorde Reveals Why She Doesn't Go By Her Real Name, Ella Yelich-O'Connor

Lorde Reveals Why She Doesn't Go By Her Real Name, Ella Yelich-O'Connor

Lorde is featured on the cover of Rolling Stone‘s latest issue!

The 20-year-old entertainer spoke about going back to school, her early stardom, and more. Here’s what she shared…

On shooting to fame at 16: “Now I can look back and be like, ‘That was f*cked. All of it. F*cked. Insane.’ But everyone’s so crazy when they’re 16. I think if you tell a 16-year-old that they’re going to Mars � ‘We’re gonna get on a rocket and go, and that’s going to be your life’ � they’d be like, ‘OK, like, that’s all well and good, but I’m doing this thing by myself right now, and that’s what’s important.’ Everything kind of normalized week to week.”

On giving herself the stage name “Lorde”: “I don’t know, it’s a bit boring: Ella Yelich-O’Connor. Can you imagine them shouting it at a festival? It just made sense to me to elevate it.”

On wanting to go back to school one day: “I think that moment’s going to come where I’m like, ‘OK, let’s listen to someone else talk about what it means to be a human being.’”

For more from Lorde, visit RollingStone.com.

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