Sometimes it’s flattering when people copy you, but sometimes it gets to a breaking point.
BILLIE EILISHSometimes it’s flattering when people copy you, but sometimes it gets to a breaking point.
BILLIE EILISHI’ve always liked being busy. If I have nothing to do for a week, it just makes me mad.
BILLIE EILISHMy brother had written ‘Ocean Eyes,’ and we recorded it, basing all of the production around contemporary and lyrical dance.
BILLIE EILISHIf it’s good music, it’s good music.
BILLIE EILISHI keep my mind on my money & my time.
BILLIE EILISHAside from singing, I’m also a dancer. I’ve been dancing since I was 8.
BILLIE EILISHHeart made of glass and my mind of stone.
BILLIE EILISHNothing really scares me, to be honest.
BILLIE EILISHTime is kind of an amazing thing because you can do so much with it. I think people underestimate time. I don’t want to just sit on my phone for hours.
BILLIE EILISHI used to write random little stupid things when I was five, but then the first song I really wrote was one called Fingers Crossed.
BILLIE EILISHI’m gonna make what I want to make, and other people are gonna like what they’re gonna like. It doesn’t really matter.
BILLIE EILISHSmiling makes me feel weak and not in control and not powerful and small.
BILLIE EILISHWhat inspires me about rap is that it’s written in an almost poetic way. I just think it’s so cool.
BILLIE EILISHClothing & fashion are kind of my security blanket, almost.
BILLIE EILISHI don’t want people at my shows to come out and say, ‘I just saw a cool show.’ I want them to say, ‘I had fun at the show.’
BILLIE EILISHWords are more powerful than some noises. Noises won’t last long. Lyrics are so important, and people don’t realise that.
BILLIE EILISH