Lorde is getting very candid with her fans.
The Solar Power singer wrote about loneliness in a newsletter to fans that was released on Tuesday. In it, she detailed how lonely she has been during the COVID-19 pandemic, and also wrote about her complex relationship with social media.
Lorde opened up about loneliness and how the year has been very tough for her:
“The pandemic has continued to make things difficult, lonely, or dangerous for absolutely everyone in varying degrees, but outside of that, 2021 has been tough in completely unexpected ways.
Being away from home at a time where the country’s struggling to contain the virus, feeling isolated from friend and loved ones there. Looking out at the country I’m in and feeling estranged from so much of what I see, and knowing it feels as estranged from me.”
The Grammy-award winning artist likewise touched on her “decision to step back from social media.” She admitted that it was a decision she “really questioned through this time.” Lorde shared:
“I was so sure skipping the negatives (compulsive time-wasting, IV drip of dread, satisfying but hollow validation loop) would outweigh missing out on the positives (feeling like part of a community, hearing your sweet words, hitting you back). But I’ve really, really missed you.”
Lorde also spoke more about feeling lonely, writing:
“Normally I’d be doing festivals and shows already, pinging around the world and touching your faces, so that probably contributes to the loneliness a little bit.”
Back in August, the 24-year-old singer revealed the reason it took her for years before she released new music again. In an interview on Good Morning America, Lorde stated:
“They just sort of take me a minute. I have to really think about where I’m at and where I’m headed, so, yeah, I’m in the studio for about two years and then when they’re done I pop my head back out.”
About making her latest album, Solar Power, Lorde said:
“I just found myself having a lot of very transformative experiences outside, and I’d come off a big period of working — being really busy and being outside.
Being under the sun was really inspirational to me, so I started trying to channel it into the music.”
