Thursday, April 17, 2014 5:03am ET by Newsdesk
Lorde meets baseball player who inspired 'Royals' lyricsLorde has met the person who inspired the lyrics behind her breakthrough track 'Royals'. The singer shot to fame in 2013 as a result of the song's worldwide popularity. The 17-year-old previously told VH1 that its lyrics are about former baseball player George Brett, saying: "I had this image from the National Geographic of this dude just signing baseballs. He was a baseball player and his shirt said, 'Royals'." Lorde performed in Las Vegas on Tuesday (April 15) as she got a chance to meet Brett in person, with the Major League Baseball Twitter account tweeting a photo of their meeting. Brett later told TMZ: "Lorde is such a sweet little girl. She's only 17 years old and she's very talented...I actually downloaded her music off iTunes and listened to it on the plane ride to Vegas. I knew all the songs when she sang them. "My wife and I met her after she did her soundcheck. And then we got to talk to her for a little bit after the concert also...We both said it was nice to meet each other." Watch the video for Lorde's 'Royals' below:
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