Lorde: 'I Turned Down The Chance To Support Katy Perry'
The Kiwi singer wanted to make it on their own
Lorde has revealed that she turned down the chance to support Katy Perry on her Prismatic World Tour.
The 17-year-old Kiwi singer was approached by Katy Perry’s people last year when ‘Royals’ was beginning to break through across the globe.
However, despite being a “really big fan” of Katy, Lorde – real name Ella Marija Lani Yelich-O'Connor – said she snubbed the highly enticing offer as she wants to make it on her own.
She told Australian TV and radio host Kyle Sandilands: “I think in the really early stages of any artist’s career it’s important for them to establish themselves for themselves.
“I’m just basically really stubborn and I want to be really independent and so I wanted to be headlining my own shows as opposed to supporting someone else."
Lorde beat Katy to the Best International Female title at The BRIT Awards last month. Proving there were no hard feelings, the two were pictured partying together at the after show.
Katy’s ‘Prismatic World Tour’ comes to the UK this May taking in shows in Belfast, Newcastle, Nottingham, Birmingham, Glasgow, Manchester, Liverpool, Sheffield and London.