Lorde‘s letter to fans about postponing her Album

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I just read Lorde‘s newest letter she sends her fans via mail. Such beautiful and sad words. Her dog died and she will postpone continuing work on her record. But read for yourself:

 

“To my friends,

I’m writing this letter to you because it’s always been my intention to be transparent with you about my life and what happens to me. When we first met I would write little notes for you online, and they would form a big map that you would use to chart the constellations in my work. I realised a couple of years ago that I needed to rethink my relationship with posting random **** online all the time, so here we are, a little less in contact than we once were. You are no less beloved by me, or thought of. I think of you all often, in high points and in low ones, and the kindness you have shown me over the last 6 or 7 years (I’m going to be 23 next week, if you can believe it).

I’ve been working away on the new songs for most of this year in New Zealand. It’s been going pretty well, but something happened last month that I need to tell you about. 

Some of you may know about Pearl, my dog. Pearl came into my life in 2018, and almost immediately changed everything for me. As anyone who has had the pleasure of raising a dog can understand, my life grew exponentially. Pearl brought an immeasurable amount of joy and purpose into my world. Love vibrated all around us. I felt my life growing and swelling in healthfulness, this orb of contentment glowing around me and Pearl, and our family. We spent almost all our time alone together, him asleep under the piano as I played, or on the porch together, or in the park, where he became a blurry speck of gold in the green, far away. After years on the road, I spent a lot of time at home, growing things, making food slowly, writing. I was receiving huge amounts of energy I can only describe as divine, and I was working hard to communicate it all to you by way of the album. I felt I had been given this great gift that I needed to share with you all. 

Pearl had been ill in various forms his entire life. It was a long process of figuring out what this illness was, and after he dropped some weight over a few weeks in October, a kind specialist finally honed in on the problem. I was giving Pearl the medicines to get him back on track, and everything was looking good. 

But one day we woke up and I knew, in that way mothers do, that he was sicker than we had realised, and that we were nearing a point where his body wasn’t going to be able to cope. I rushed him to the specialists. Pearl had two cardiac arrests about an hour apart, and after the second one, he died. I was holding him when he went, and I know he knew that I was there. But this loss has been indescribably painful, and a light that was turned on for me has gone out. 

Pearl visits me in my dreams, and I am able to see or hold him for a brief time most nights. But the bright energy I was trying to communicate to you has gone, for now. He was instrumental to the discovery that was taking place. I felt he led me towards the ideas. And it’s going to take some time and recalibration, now that there’s no shepherd ahead of me, to see what the work is going to be. 

So I’m asking for your patience, as 2020 comes around and you start to wonder where the next record is. I have lost my boy, and I need some time to see the good again, to finish making this for you. It won’t be the same work— as anyone who has felt loss can understand, there’s a door that opens that you step through, and everything is different on the other side. But when this great loss crystallises inside me, and my chest rebuilds around it, hopefully I’ll be able to finish up, and share it with you, and we’ll all grow together, as we always do.

Thankyou for your kindness, today and every day. I feel it. 

Ella“

[Sestri Levante 911]

I'm a mess right now sending her lots of love

[thierryrreiht 19,967]

I mean.. everyone mourns differently and deals with loss in various ways but I can't help but notice..

Gaga went shooting the final scene of a movie the same day her best friend died..
She was in full Enigma mode and award shows when Arabella died and she cancelled her engagement..

So delaying a whole album because of a two year old dog is... interesting

Hope she feels better soon so her fans do too

[Lemondeduerl 3,239]

1 minute ago, thierryrreiht said:

I mean.. everyone mourns differently and deals with loss in various ways but I can't help but notice..

Gaga went shooting the final scene of a movie the same day her best friend died..
She was in full Enigma mode and award shows when Arabella died and she cancelled her engagement..

So delaying a whole album because of a two year old dog is... interesting

Hope she feels better soon so her fans do too

As you said everyone mourns differently and deals with loss in various ways 

[Runway 27,876]

She delayed because her dog died ?  

[Lord Temptation 11,209]

She’s only had the dog since last year? 

[The Z 17,848]

2 minutes ago, thierryrreiht said:

I mean.. everyone mourns differently and deals with loss in various ways but I can't help but notice..

Gaga went shooting the final scene of a movie the same day her best friend died..
She was in full Enigma mode and award shows when Arabella died and she cancelled her engagement..

So delaying a whole album because of a two year old dog is... interesting

Hope she feels better soon so her fans do too

 I understand your feelings, but Gaga said it herself: Sonja's death was a gift for her acting; also, she got back to set because André told her that it was what Sonja would have wanted

[Guest Blue Madonna]

She's such a beautiful person and it somehow warms my heart and breaks it at the same time how devastated she is over this dog.  Wishing her all the best. 

3 minutes ago, thierryrreiht said:

I mean.. everyone mourns differently and deals with loss in various ways but I can't help but notice..

Gaga went shooting the final scene of a movie the same day her best friend died..
She was in full Enigma mode and award shows when Arabella died and she cancelled her engagement..

So delaying a whole album because of a two year old dog is... interesting

Hope she feels better soon so her fans do too

She didn't even really say she's delaying the album though, she's just letting us know that it may take longer to produce since a lot of her inspiration was being supported by the dog. So she's really just saying it'll probably take her more time than if the dog was still around, which is fair. Anyways we waited ages for Melodrama and it was absolutely worth it so I wasn't expecting another album til 2021 anyways; and I don't want her to rush this.

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1 minute ago, Runway said:

She delayed because her dog died ?  

Your heart must not be big enough if you don't understand her decision. Not to sound mean or anything, but just because a dog is a dog doesn't mean that it deserves less love than a human; at least that's my thought

[BleepBloop 10,191]

Love her SO much

[Glamourpuss 29,062]

8 minutes ago, Runway said:

She delayed because her dog died ?  

I've taken time off work when one of my pets has died. They are family. It hurts just as much as losing a person. 

[LateToCult 36,404]

36 minutes ago, Bovary said:

I realised a couple of years ago that I needed to rethink my relationship with posting random **** online all the time

Is she talking about the bathtub incident here?  

[BleepBloop 10,191]

I'm devastated now. I remember when my first dog died. I couldn't stop crying for weeks and as stupid as it may sound, it has taken me a lot of time to heal. I wish her all the best.

 

EDIT: dogs are SO much more than just that, they are the soulmates everyone can only wish for

[Lord Temptation 11,209]

Gurl you don’t need to explain anything, take all the time you need we will wait patiently until you’re ready

[Versace 7,410]

This was so sad and so beautiful at the same time

But I find linking the album with this event was unnecessary. There's no need to talk about music now. Like is she trying to say she's gonna take a break from recording to mourn? If so then that's totally understandable and heck I didn't even know she was recording which is why I said linking the album with this was unnecessary. However, if she means that she's scrapping an album because she's too devastated then that's the wrong way to mourn in my opinion. No matter what happens, at the end of the day don't let the dark events keep you down from living life to the fullest. I'm sure her dog would have wanted her to be happy and not devastated. The last paragraph kinda sounds like she's scrapping her 2020 planned album. It's the equivalent of me saying I don't wanna go to work anymore  because my dog died. Take your time to mourn Lorde but don't let it hinder your gift, artistry and love for life.  I hope I misunderstood her.