Lorde trawls roadside for big bargains

Lorde has revealed adults don't always like to take orders from her, because of her youth. Photo / AP

She may be a famous pop star with the world her oyster, but Devonport teen Lorde is also prone to ferreting for used furniture from the roadside.

The Royals singer, who has already picked up a swag of international awards, admits her newfound fame hasn't stopped her from trawling the inorganics - when Auckland residents leave household items on the street for collection by the council.

"Honestly, I've gotten amazing furniture, shoes, hats, jackets," she said in an interview published by London's Daily Telegraph.

"I did this three weeks ago! Recognised every single time. So embarrassing!"

Lorde has also revealed adults don't always like to take orders from her, because of her youth.

She also said in a the interview that she had to get rid of people from her team who would not take direction from her on her own shows.

"It surprises me still that people are surprised that I want to sit at the lighting desk and do my own lighting design for my show. Why wouldn't I want to do that? This is my show. I've managed to weed out the people who don't want to be led by a 17- or 18-year-old girl."

She said it was something that could happen to any successful female, not just a famous one. "They don't even have to be young, they don't have to be in this industry. People find it difficult to watch women being assertive or dominant."

The 18-year-old made an exception to her usual no-red-carpet rule when she recently promoted The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 in London as the curator of the film's soundtrack.

The star has amassed millions of fans, one of whom, it seems, is Hunger Games actress Jennifer Lawrence.

"I remember looking over at Jen and her doing one of those quick waves, then turning away and hiding [her face]. And I'm like, 'Did she just do that to me? 'Cos I want to do that to her!' That was pretty cool."

- AAP