On her famous squad: "My friendship group is one of my favorite things about my life right now. Our friends really have each others' back. It’s the first time in my life that I've had anything strong like that in the friendship department."
On how she's made so many friends: "A lot of the time I'll reach out to people to tell them they're great and a friendship will come out of them. Ella and I — Lorde — we met on our own because her album came out and I sent her flowers and told her it was great and now she's one of my best friends. Friendship often comes from admiration and that feels like a natural way to be friends with someone because you've established you respect what the person does."
On being universally and unconditionally loved: "Oh, that is such an illusion. The public could change their minds about me tomorrow. If they decided that I was annoying tomorrow, they would use that angle and then a few other writers would use that and it would catch on. Things are good right now but I'm never going to be stupid, foolish or ignorant enough to think I have control over the public. All I can control is making good music. I am so lucky that people seem to like me right now, but in no way, shape or form is it a permanent thing. And I think being aware of that is what keeps you smart and is what keeps you on the game."