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ARTS AND MUSIC

AURORA talks new single ‘Cure For Me’: “Why is it so

difficult to let others be themselves?”

As AURORA returns with the new single ‘Cure For Me’, the Norwegian
phenomenon has spoken to NME about the song’s empowering origins – as well

as the viral success of her song ‘Runaway’ and her “playful and sensual” new
material.

Having shared the title track to the soundtrack of The Secret Garden last year –

following on from recent singles ‘Exist For Love‘ and ‘Into The Unknown’ from
Frozen 2 – ‘Cure For Me’ is the first taste of what’s to come from the follow-up to

2019’s ‘A Different Kind Of Human’.

Speaking to NME about the track, the Norwegian singer-songwriter described it
as “a very fun little guy” – despite it coming from a much darker place.

“It’s quite a strange song. I think some people may really like it and some people

may not,” she said. “Like always, I got inspired by a really huge, dark and horrible
thing that happens in the world. The first seed of inspiration came from thinking

about the countries where it’s still legal to do conversion therapy for gay people
and lesbians. I just thought that’s so pointless. The first idea was me saying, ‘I

don’t need a cure for me – just let me live, man!’”

She continued: “Why is it so difficult for people to just let others be themselves?
Then I thought that it could mean many other things. People tend to believe quite

quickly that something is wrong with them if they’re not like the people they see
in front of them. It’s so sad that it doesn’t take much for us to really doubt

ourselves.”