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Lorde gives advice to aspiring musicians: 'Create music so much you lose friends'

'Team' songstress Lorde was recently asked by Rolling Stone magazine if she could offer some advice to aspiring musicians and she was quick to reply with some words of wisdom. 

The talented young star explained that the only way to make a career for yourself is to really commit to your craft:

"My advice to young people wanting to make music and to be in this industry is to really spend your time making music. Make so much music you have no friends. Make music. Figure out what it is you love, and... because if you're making cool art, then everything else will fall into line. If it's good enough, if it's cool enough, if it has enough emotion in it, people will listen, and people will love it. And there's nothing else."

She continued, adding that being headstrong is another great quality to have: "You have to go into it with an idea of who you are and what you want to do, and you have to have an idea of the things that you won't do, and the things that you want to aspire to."

"Because if you have clear goals and absolute no's for yourself, then people can figure it out. And then you won't be left like, "Oh, s**t, why did I do that …" I don't know, juice commercial."

 

 

 

 

 

Watch one of Lorde's recent live performances here: