“You have to remember that it’s just life. Nothing more. ‘
Yesterday, Billie Eilish gave a super revealing interview to Vanity Fair, where she basically just answered more and more personal questions as the camera zoomed in.
Now it was a very interesting interview where she talked about fame, identity, family and work – but I was just as struck by how mature Billie is and how much wonderful advice she gave.
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Here are 19 things Billie talked about in her latest interview!
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One of the things Billie likes to do most now that she’s an adult is going shopping at Costco and Home Depot.
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It’s honestly pretty recognizable in a pandemic, lol.
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She also shared some fun facts, like her favorite movies and Beatles songs.
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Her favorite Beatles songs are ‘Something’, ‘Julia’, ‘You Never Give Me Your Money’, ‘Anna (Go To Him)’ and ‘Maxwell’s Silver Hammer’. She is currently obsessed with the chocolate shakes of Kate Farms. The song she wants to listen to when she wants to be free is ‘You Don’t Get Me High Anymore’ by Phantogram or ‘Tear You Apart’ by She Wants Revenge. As for movies that have profoundly changed or influenced her, Billie mentions The Babadook, Fruitvale Station, we need to talk about Kevin, en Go out.
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Billie says if she was not a musical artist, she would be a backup dancer or work somewhere like Jamba Juice or Trader Joes.
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You know, if I did not write for BuzzFeed, I think I would like to work at Trader Joe’s.
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She also talked about more serious things, including fake news and people’s willingness to believe everything they read …
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Although Billie said she also likes the internet a lot.
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… And the environment. When asked how she hopes the world will be when she’s 80, she emphasizes the fact that we may not have the time if we do not correct the environment.
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She laughed and said that we are only ten years left, and then got serious and stressed the need for action.
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She said that if she lives to 80, she hopes people will be friendlier and also know when their words are not needed.
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I think Billie is speaking here for all of us.
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In response to one of the more personal questions, Billie said she feels trapped while in an emotionally abusive relationship, and seems to be reluctant to share and bring up signs of peace after saying so.
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Billie also opened up about the difficult parts of fame, saying she has no privacy and stressed how vulnerable she felt to win five Grammys in 2020.
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“I just had an amazing experience and was filled with joy and excitement and shock and disbelief,” Billie said, talking about the praise she received. “And at the same time, the whole internet told me I did not deserve it, so it was a strange week.”
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Although she acknowledges the good parts of fame, she says it’s best to be able to speak and be heard.
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“Having a voice and a platform is wonderful and rare,” she said.
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Billie talked a ton about her family and said her biggest fear is something that happens to their health. She also talked about contacting them through weekly meals, movies and ‘mocking people’.
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She also talked about growing up in a creative family that made her room grow, saying that her parents have a rule that as long as she or Finneas work on something creative, they can stay as late as they want.
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She also spoke in more detail about Finneas, her brother and longtime collaborator, and said Finneas influences her all the time.
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“I mean, I wanted to do everything he grew up with,” she said. “I think that’s what it’s like to be a younger sibling, up to a certain age.”
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Though she acknowledged difficult times in her family and said that of course there are times they do not see eye to eye, but it happens in every relationship.
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“You have days or weeks or months where things are down, you know, it’s just not the same as it normally would be, and then you have days where things are incredible,” Billie said.
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Her mother was actually there for Billie’s words about her family – although she was not too happy when Billie said she liked to drive 120 km / h on the highway when she needed peace.
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It would also be my mother.
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Billie was very happy when the interviewer asked about the latest addition to Billie’s family: a recently adopted pit bull named Shark.
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But one of my favorite parts of the interview came when Billie talked about the advice she would give to someone she wants to be:
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“We’re better at it than we are,” Billie concludes.
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Finally, Billie talked about her upcoming work, including her influences …
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Billie said it’s hard not to be inspired by the things around her.
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… And how much she has grown as an artist.
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She said her creative process is now very different from during If we all fall asleep, where are we going?and said that her team has grown as they create, and talks about how proud she is of what she has created: “I wrote so much more and honestly better than ever. I feel like a different person.”
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Billie ended the interview by talking about what she reminds herself of when she feels intense pressure, and honestly, that’s good advice.
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“It really is not that deep,” Billie said. “You have to be good to people … and you have to look after the planet and look after people and … fight for your rights and fight for others, but you have to remember that this is just life.”
And don’t forget to check out Billie’s March cover of Vanity Fair!
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