Lorde reflected this week on her rock past, which she described as “not cool.”
The singer recalled being in a band called Extreme while in school.
“There were a lot of bad moves,” she said, during in a radio interview in the UK. “There was a lot of getting people to clap.
“I distinctly remember thinking, ‘I am not cool in this moment. This is not a cool year for me.’”
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Lorde, who was then known by her real name Ella Yelich-O’Connor, invited fans to check out video footage of her rock band’s performance at a Belmont Intermediate School competition in 2009.
In it, Lorde sings Rainbow’s 1975 track “Man on a Silver Mountain” and The Cult’s 1989 song “Edie.” (The group placed 3rd.)
She said: “If you like a laugh, it’s quite funny.”