Lorde reveals ‘rock bottom' moment behind new album and tour
In a wide-ranging new interview, Lorde speaks candidly about hitting 'rock bottom' with an eating disorder, watching the stolen Pamela Anderson -Tommy Lee sex tape after a psychedelic therapy session, and reevaluating her gender identity.
The Grammy-winning New Zealand singer, who is set to perform at Berkeley's Greek Theatre on Oct. 19 as part of her 'Ultrasound' world tour, told Rolling Stone that her understanding of gender has recently evolved.
Recalling a conversation with fellow artist Chappell Roan, Lorde said the 'Pink Pony Club' singer asked, ''So, are you nonbinary now?' And I was like, 'I'm a woman except for the days when I'm a man.'
'I know that's not a very satisfying answer, but there's a part of me that is really resistant to boxing it up.'
Though Lorde, born Ella Yelich-O'Connor, continues to identify as a cisgender woman, she described herself as 'in the middle gender-wise,' expressing a growing comfort with fluidity.
The exchange was sparked in part by lyrics from the title track of her forthcoming album 'Virgin,' due out June 27, where she sings: 'Some days I'm a woman / Some days I'm a man.'
The interview also touches on Lorde's struggle with an eating disorder during the lead-up to her 'Solar Power' tour in 2022.
'I felt so hungry and so weak,' she said, recounting episodes of starvation and body image issues. 'I was slamming into rock bottom on multiple levels.'
She also recalled a moment of unexpected clarity after undergoing MDMA-assisted therapy, which led her to view the infamous 1995 sex tape of Anderson and Lee.
'Maybe it's f—ed up that I watched it,' Lorde said, 'but I saw two people that were so in love with each other, and there was this purity.'
'They were so free,' she added. 'And I just was like, 'Whoa. Being this free comes with danger.''
'Virgin' marks Lorde's first album since 2021 and will be followed by a global tour with support from artists including Blood Orange and The Japanese House.
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