'Royals' hitmaker Lorde has revealed that while she tries to keep her opinions to herself, sometimes she has to speak her mind because people can be very ignorant and rude. 

During an interview with VEVO, she referred to her recent criticism of Taylor Swift and the trouble that ensued and explained that she makes a conscious effort not to offend people, but sometimes people throw comments in her direction and she has to respond:

"I try to keep to myself on Twitter, but I did roast this one dude... I really love the new Miley Cyrus song 'Wrecking Ball' and this guy was like, 'ugh, you're not an artist because you like Miley Cyrus.' I was like, 'sit down'."

The New Zealand beauty added that she loves rap music and is a huge fan of Kanye West:

"I love rap music because it makes me feel way cooler than I actually am. I've always really liked Kanye and I met him on Jools Holland. He was wearing a grill on his lower teeth and I had this barely suppressed desire to rub the grill. I didn't rub the grill."