Lorde thinks internet has no limits

Lorde thinks the internet is able to allow people to achieve whatever they want to.

The 17-year-old singer won two Grammy Awards this year and her debut studio album Pure Heroine went either platinum or gold in over eight countries following its September 2013 release.

Lorde's first EP The Love Club was posted on SoundCloud in 2012. She credits her great success to internet sharing culture.

She revealed in Fashion magazine's May 2014 issue: "there are very few limits on what can be achieved by anyone of any age, living anywhere and of any race, because of the web. I'm proof of that". 

Lorde is absolutely sure the internet has changed human communication in ways that can explore even more the links between people. The teenager thinks most kids today are digitally proficient.

She explained: "I think young people have changed the way we view pop culture.we now have this discerning power. We all have Tumblrs, we curate imagery every day. We can sniff out bullsh*t faster".

The singer isn't moved by music industry stereotypes and she honours musicians who pave their own way.

"I'm drawn to women who aren't painted in history as sweet figures. Patti Smith was prickly. She was frustrated. She didn't take people's sh*t. There's no better music idol for young women, because there is a lot of pressure for us to be really positive all the time", Lorde said. 

"Every photo shoot I do, I get asked for big smiles, and I shouldn't have to be that way".