Antarctica ‘dazzling’: Lorde remembers the ‘coolest’ that ever happened to him

Lorde has remembered the “rock and roll” moment on her trip to Antarctica in 2019, which had such an impact on her that it inspired the name of her next album.

In an interview with Antarctica New Zealand, the music star said that her trip to the frozen continent was the coolest thing she had ever done in her life.

The 24-year-old was thrilled to recall her time in Antarctica, a place she had thought about since she was a child.

“When you grow up in New Zealand you have this relationship with Antarctica since you were a child. You learn about it in school. For me, it was always a great passion for me.

“I remember getting off the plane and it was the most incredible weather – blue sky and this blazing sun. It felt like we were in space. It’s such a strange environment.”

The “Royals” singer, whose real name is Ella Yelich-O’Connor, described her journey as “like going to church.”

“What I kept thinking when I was there was that this place is not going to grant us mercy. I have never been in a place where I have had such a reverence for nature in its pure form.

“You have a lot of respect and gratitude for being able to be there.

“I was very aware that a ‘condition 1’ storm could come through us and make us land or leave people trapped somewhere in the field and have to wait. You are never aware of nature in that way as if it were down there.” .

He also faced the effects of climate change while on the “raw and mighty” continent.

“If you go to Antarctica, you can see the potential for a big change [in the environment] – positive or negative – based on how we respond. It’s hard to see a tangible consequence in the way we consume and what we release into the world.

“It was really helpful for me to go to Antarctica and see this really raw and powerful place and the source of a possible environmental change.

“If this continent were to melt in its entirety, we would see a sea level rise of 60 meters, that’s really shocking and something we need to pay attention to.”

But the scientific work being done in Antarctica left her with a sense of hope, rather than doomed.

“I felt an incredible amount of hope [in Antarctica]. Looking at the science at work and looking at the resilience of the terrain and the environment, there was hope and how we choose to participate now will be a big part of that. “

His trip to Antarctica also inspired the name of his next album.

“I was incredibly inspired to go to Antarctica.”

“There’s something so inspiring about it. You’re having all these ideas and going somewhere that distills them in their purest form. There’s nothing else to focus on. Everything feels elemental and it’s back to that purity. It’s been really inspiring. for me creatively “.

He dreamed of the mainland every night for several months of his journey.

“Every few nights there are emperor penguins in my garden or some expansive target. It gets on a subconscious level.

“It’s the coolest thing that ever happened to me.”

He remembers a particular moment when he tracked whales with scientists in a helicopter.

“I had this moment – it was 10pm and I was lounging against the helicopter and looking at the shelf.

“I had this very different moment where I thought this is the coolest thing your life will be.

“This is it. This is the rock and roll moment that you thought would be in New York or Los Angeles, this is that moment.”