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lorde explores disillusionment in modern life. >> i thought a lot of utopia. >> were you looking for it yourself? >> of course. >> what were you searching for? >> my own version of utopia. ♪ >> reporter: it has been four years since lorde's last album "melo drama." >> do you need that time for yourself? >> i do, i find that being a pop star is a crazy mode to be in. i can't do it for a long period of time. i need to go back to my life and understanding who i am. >> reporter: in time she returns to electric lady studio in new york where she recorded her last two albums. >> you made "melo drama".

>> yes, right here in this couch. >> and outside on the roof with producer jack. >> very good. >> reporter: in 2017 in an interview for cbs sunday morning -- >> i do sit. >> reporter: lorde told me she written much of "melo drama" on the new york subway. >> this time she wrote much of solar power at home in new zealand. >> reporter: everyon recording local cicadas on her cell phone. >> it is very shoooothing.

>> what makes you put it on the album? >> just sounds like where i am from. i wanted to emotionalize it. >> the 24-year-old song writer is determined to challenge herself and her listeners. >> it is a great quote about sort of go out, when you can't feel your feet on the ground, that's when you know you are doing something good. the good stuff is happening. i try to follow that. >> do you have an equivalent feeling? >> yeah, i mean just vague -- ♪ >> you are not playing stadiums or arenas for this tour? >> nope. >> yeah, this is the funny thing about me. i may have seen this massive

force that i was going to stay at this is level and we have intricate works and i think as i go along, you sort of shave it down to the people like. ♪ >> is that kind of a message you are sending? >> i am aware of how people look at people in my position. that was my way of saying i am going to let you down at some point. i am not a god. i am like you really. i am trying to figure it out and i make mistakes. ♪ >> reporter: lorde was just 15 when she wrote "royal," the song that made her an international

sensation? >> how did you feel the first self that broke through whatever it is eight years from now? >> i feel like huge amount of tenderness and respect and admiration. >> would you do anything different? >> my posture, she's shy. >> a shy person is forever. >> reporter: her music is influenced by neurological condition called where sound conjures color in her mind. >> it feels the room. >> reporter: she saw herst bum "pure heroine" as a deep grieve. >> reporter: her second "melodrama" as a kind of violet.

why is this record gold? >> i needed the song to be gold or yellow. so like often a song would be the wrong color and we would throw different things at it and something would land it out. okay, it has a sun in it. >> you can feel it and see it. >> yeah. ♪ >> that was cbs this morning, co-host, anthony mason's reporting. anthony had a remarkable career here at cbs news. he's about to begin his new chapter of his career. here is a look back at some of the countless stories he shares with all of us. ♪

>> was there anything you were nervous about coming back as a band? >> i was terrified. i was nervous. >> is this your idea of the sam pain bottle? >> i don't even drink sam pcham. >> i was looking forward to go fishing but i am happy to talk to you right now. >> how does it feel to be back here? >> it is a gift. >> you go chasing these things down? >> i have been chasing this thing my whole life. >> how would you describe your voice? >> annoying. >> i now want to go get that music, too. >> there it is. >> that'll teach him for cutting in front of me. >> is that why you forgot to wear your tie? >> sorry, do you feel

disrespected snd. >> hey, i am not wearing anything >> wow, wow. [ laughter ] >> don't you dare use that on the weekend. ♪ it is being redesigned to atrack people. this iguanas -- >> i am such a fan of yours and i have been watching you for many, many years. anthony mason. >> you stop this now. >> be cool. the day was the moment that changed his hyplife forever. >> how does it feel? >> i am noer serervous.

>> do you think country artist needs to speak up more? >> it would be nice. >> are you worried of the response in the country music world? >> people need to know what side i am on. i want on on the right side of history and not the wrong. >> you are a country girl. >> it is got to be heartbreaking to be a fan of something and find they won't let you in the club. >> it is heartbreaking. i have been turned away at my own shows. >> it is not venice but it will do. >> barbecuing at your house. i borrowed a bruce springsteen album and i never gave it back. it has been -- >> oh, you written so many songs. >> any favorite? >> i mean it chapnges for me al the time. >> what is it good. >> i am about to answer that

question. >> it is amazing is good. ♪ anth anthony mason, on o f the

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