It’s always amazing to see our favorite artists lifting each other up, and Olivia Rodrigo seems to be one of Lorde’s biggest fans. The three-time Grammy winner recently opened up about Lorde’s impact on her music and said that her debut album Pure Heroine changed the trajectory of her life.
Olivia Rodrigo revealed that Pure Heroine was the first album she bought with her own money during The Hollywood Reporter’s recent Songwriters Roundtable, featuring Billie Eilish, Cynthia Erivo, Julia Michaels, Jon Batiste, and Dua Lipa.
The “Good 4 U” singer said this album changed the trajectory of her life with its relatable lyrics “that are just about being a teenager living in the suburbs.”
“I remember listening to it as I first started writing songs and just being blown away by her lyrics… I just remember never hearing my life be put into a song like that where it just made being young and doing these seemingly unimportant things feel so sacred,” said Rodrigo.
Pure Heroine was released in 2013 as Lorde’s debut album, and it went on to sell over five million copies worldwide. Its lead single “Royals” put the young New Zealand singer on the map, but this record also produced her hit songs “Tennis Court”, “Team” and “Glory and Gore”.
