Getting recognized is insane. It just blows my mind. Like, someone who you don’t know at all can just be like, ‘Oh my God – are you Billie?’ Billie Eilish Read Quote
Bellyache’ is totally fictional. I like writing about things that aren’t real. The song is about not trusting anyone and then putting trust in yourself and realizing that you don’t know what you are doing, either. Or realizing that things you do with a group of people that you think are cool in the moment are ultimately all on you. Billie Eilish Read Quote
Writing a song is so personal. You have to have trust in someone you’re working with; otherwise, you’re not gonna come out with something that’s really you. Billie Eilish Read Quote
I used to write random little stupid things when I was five, but then the first song I really wrote was one called ‘Fingers Crossed,’ which is on SoundCloud. Billie Eilish Read Quote
Pretty much my whole life, I’ve been a performer and have loved singing and writing songs in my room for my own ears. Billie Eilish Read Quote
I’ve always liked being busy. If I have nothing to do for a week, it just makes me mad. Billie Eilish Read Quote
I find a lot of inspiration through visuals. When I was 12, I saw Aurora’s ‘Runaway’ music video. Something inside me clicked, like, ‘That is what I want to do, no matter whether it goes anywhere or not.’ Billie Eilish Read Quote
I felt like, for so many years – and I still even feel it – as a girl, you can’t really expect to go on stage and dress like a boy and jump around and scream with the audience and mosh and stuff, and every time that happens, I feel really proud. Billie Eilish Read Quote