Brief Summary
This video is a Vanity Fair interview with Billie Eilish, where she answers questions about her life, career, and personal experiences. The interview covers topics like her feelings about fame, her biggest career milestones, her advice to her past self, her current priorities, her relationship with pressure, her diet, her bedroom decor, her craziest fan moment, her constructive criticism for her fans, her entourage, her relationship with her brother Finneas, her least favorite question, her non-musical inspirations, her plans for the future, the biggest rumor about her, her dating life, her ideal relationship, her style, her favorite movie, her favorite artist, her biggest struggle, her vocal range, and a sweet moment with her mother.
- Billie Eilish reflects on her journey over the past few years, highlighting her growth and the importance of maintaining her happiness.
- She discusses the pressure that comes with fame but emphasizes that she doesn't feel controlled by it.
- Eilish shares details about her diet, her bedroom decor, and her craziest fan moment.
- She opens up about her relationship with her brother Finneas, her least favorite question, and her non-musical inspirations.
- Eilish reveals her plans for the future, including skydiving and rescuing horses.
- She addresses rumors about her, her dating life, and her ideal relationship.
- The interview concludes with a heartwarming moment between Eilish and her mother.
The video begins with a montage of Billie Eilish's Instagram follower count increasing over the years, showcasing her rapid rise to fame. She then introduces herself and the format of the interview, which involves answering questions from Vanity Fair and Instagram.
Billie Eilish expresses her excitement about doing the Vanity Fair interview every year, highlighting how it makes her feel hopeful and happy. She reflects on the past year, mentioning her album release, Grammy wins, documentary, Bond movie, meeting the royal family, book release, Amazon special, Disney movie, world tour, Coachella performance, Glastonbury headlining, and Oscar win.
Billie Eilish shares that she's feeling really good and enjoys doing the interview annually. She acknowledges that some people might question why she continues to do it, but she emphasizes that she genuinely loves it and finds it a cool experience.
Billie Eilish reflects on her career highlights, mentioning her album release, Grammy wins, documentary, Bond movie, meeting the royal family, book release, Amazon special, Disney movie, world tour, Coachella performance, Glastonbury headlining, and Oscar win. She emphasizes the importance of not letting current events overshadow past achievements.
Billie Eilish advises her past self to not let current events ruin the future or the past. She emphasizes the importance of staying present and not dwelling on negativity.
Billie Eilish prioritizes maintaining her happiness, which she describes as a new experience for her. She expresses her desire to stay happy and acknowledges her past struggles with feeling down. She also emphasizes the importance of being in touch with her true feelings, trusting her gut, and prioritizing her family's well-being.
Billie Eilish acknowledges the pressure that comes with her fame but emphasizes that she doesn't feel controlled or debilitated by it. She recognizes the weight of expectations but maintains a positive outlook. She also shares a line from her song "Everything I Wanted" that resonates with her feelings about wanting to live up to people's expectations.
Billie Eilish details her diet, which includes vegan and gluten-free options. She mentions eating a burrito with a gluten-free tortilla, hummus with a gluten-free tortilla, a berry bowl, and a gluten-free bagel with vegan cream cheese.
Billie Eilish describes her bedroom decor, which includes a Louis Vuitton blanket, a poster with her fans' signatures, lights above her bed, a canopy, red lighting, and Gucci fabric hanging from one side. She describes the overall aesthetic as "spooky and sexy."
Billie Eilish acknowledges that there's a lot of footage of her from her younger years available online. She also mentions that this interview will provide viewers with unseen footage of her being a "little idiot" at 16.
Billie Eilish shares a memorable fan encounter from a show in New Zealand. She describes how she ran away from security and hugged all her fans who were outside the venue, enjoying the intimate connection.
Billie Eilish encourages her fans to trust her and believe in her abilities. She assures them that she's in control and knows what she's doing.
Billie Eilish confirms that she receives free clothes, shoes, jewelry, and other items. She shares that she often gives these items to her friends and prefers to buy things she genuinely wants rather than accepting free items.
Billie Eilish reveals that she doesn't have a large entourage. She primarily travels with her family and enjoys spending time alone in her car.
Billie Eilish shares that her brother Finneas isn't around as much as he used to be when they lived together. However, they still see each other frequently and have recently started making music together again.
Billie Eilish expresses her dislike for questions about being homeschooled. She finds it annoying because she's been asked this question her entire life and feels like people don't understand the experience.
Billie Eilish transitions to answering questions from her Instagram followers. She expresses her appreciation for the creative questions and shares her favorite thing about doing the interview, which is feeling connected to herself.
Billie Eilish answers various questions from her Instagram followers, including her least favorite song of her own, her favorite show on tour, how many songs she's currently working on, her favorite thing about doing the interview, her biggest growth between years, her favorite band, and whether she prefers burritos or pooping.
Billie Eilish emphasizes the importance of being in touch with herself and her true identity. She shares that she went through a period where she felt disconnected from herself and was just going through the motions. She also mentions having other aspirations that she's keeping to herself.
Billie Eilish shares her aspirations for the next year, including skydiving, bungee jumping, getting an electric car, and rescuing horses. She also mentions her fitness journey and her goal of getting "ripped."
Billie Eilish addresses the rumor that she sold her soul to Satan and that she's in the third season of Euphoria. She clarifies that both rumors are false.
Billie Eilish reveals that she doesn't have a boyfriend and doesn't enjoy dating. She explains that she prefers exclusivity and doesn't want to be in a relationship that isn't committed.
Billie Eilish shares that her love language is physical touch. She enjoys cuddling, hugging, and any form of skin-to-skin contact. She also values freedom, trust, space, love, attention, and equal admiration in a relationship.
Billie Eilish describes her style as "Billie Eilish parody," "anything goes," and "back to me." She explains that she's been experimenting with different styles and is currently embracing a more "back to basics" approach.
Billie Eilish shares that her favorite movie is "Ferris Bueller's Day Off." She enjoys the film's timeless quality and how it never gets old.
Billie Eilish lists several artists she's currently enjoying, including Brockhampton, Tierra Whack, Arlo Parks, The Doughboys, The Cardigans, and Dora. She also mentions that she's been enjoying her own music lately.
Billie Eilish reveals that she's currently struggling with a specific friendship and is trying to learn how to manage her anger and avoid holding grudges. She attributes this struggle to a fear of abandonment.
Billie Eilish demonstrates her low vocal range, showcasing her impressive ability to sing low notes.
The video concludes with a heartwarming moment between Billie Eilish and her mother. They share a loving exchange, expressing their affection for each other. Eilish's mother praises her daughter's accomplishments and expresses her pride in her.
Transcript
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0:00 this thing is giant doing it [Music] again my name is Billy ish Billy eyh Billy eyh Billy eyh Billy eyh Billy eyh I think it's October 18th 2017 it's October 18th 2018 October 18th 2019 October 18th 2020 October 18th 2021 October 18th 20 22 I'm 15 16 17 18 19 20 I have 257,000 6.3 million 40.7 million 67.5 million
0:48 94.1 million followers 106 million followers on Instagram all right Billy's Shoe all right speaking of Instagram I got some ideas we're going to do something new what do you want Vanity Fair to ask me boom ready 3 2 1 Post as we wait for these little questions to come in let's get to what we're here for I am feeling really good it's just so cool to get to do this every year I don't know I feel like sometimes people are like like you're still going to you're doing it like you're going to go back and keep doing and I just I love I just like it
1:35 it's just like a really cool h i just they mean so much me every year I watch these and I'm just like H it just feels really really it makes me really happy I feel hopeful and I feel happy and I feel in a good a good spot in my life right now nothing like that second year you know what I'm saying I made an album I did get two more gramys yeah the documentary came out Bond movie finally came out I met the royal family I put out a book I did an Amazon special put out a movie with [Music] Disney crazy I finally got to tour again I
2:21 accomplished and finished a full World Tour didn't miss one date which was really exciting I had Coachella which was so surreal and insane I headlined glastenbury I got an Oscar don't let something current ruin the the future um or the past what the does that mean like what does that mean play it again don't let something current ruin the the future future um or the past or the past girl don't let something current ruin the future or the
3:11 past all right what's the most important thing to me right now maintaining um my happiness which I've been experiencing for like the first time in many years I want to stay happy that's a big goal for me I love that I said that I was really scared too I was like you know had been really bummed out for a minute and I just finally didn't feel like that and I was so worried it was going to go away it's so weird that that's me but that me doesn't know this me I don't know life is weird the most important thing to me
3:56 now is being in touch with myself and how I am actually really feeling and listening to my gut trusting my gut my family being good and healthy and happy and my relationship being really solid with them that's what's important to me nah I don't feel yes yeah I feel that there is pressure on me but I don't feel the pressure sure do you know what I mean that first year nah nah uh I've always found that question very interesting because clearly I've had really different feelings towards it and honestly like I don't know if I ever know because
4:43 pressure is not something you can see and you can't touch it or anything like it's it's just there yeah I would say I feel that there's pressure on me I don't feel debilitated by it I don't feel controlled by it but there's a lot of pressure that goes with all this stuff so yeah there's pressure for sure there's a line in everything I wanted that I think about a lot it feels like yesterday was a year ago but I don't want to let anybody know cuz everybody wants something from me now and I don't want to let them down I just love that line and it it kind of like breaks my heart every time I sing it and hear it cuz that's really the truth is I don't want to let people down I really don't want to let people down I ate some vegan gluten-free uh stuff some cheese some
5:28 fake cheese some fake bread some fake potatoes fake potatoes what I had a burrito with a gluten-free tortilla and then hummus with a-free tortilla okay I had a berry bowl homade aai bowl that my mama made and then I came here and I had a bagel with cream cheese a gluten-free bagel with vegan cream cheese bagel so guess what I ate three bean burritos with the gluten-free tortilla burritos are bomb I have a big Louis Vuitton blanket above my bed and then above the other side of my bed it's a big poster that has all my F's signatures on it and I have like lights above my bed and a
6:15 canopy H it's true um like hell it looks like hell like really like dope hell though it's like there's just red lighting everywhere I have a bunch of uh Gucci fabric hanging from one side so hyp Beast I can't even believe myself it's like spooky and sexy it's dope literally shut the up bless my little heart though there's so much of me from that age that that is out there that exists for people to go and look at and see and then there's footage like this that nobody's ever seen before and I'm like yeah nobody's seen that but now now it's going to be out too just more footage of me being a little
7:01 idiot at 16 my bedroom now is a different bedroom in a different house I had a show in New Zealand pretty recently kind of all of the walls were glass and it was like so outside you could see everybody outside and I was like I don't care so I like ran away from the security guards and all the people and I went and I slammed open the door and I hugged all of them and just like was with them that was a really amazing moment look at my little snaggle tooth yeah that was one of my favorites that was a that was a good one I felt I think about that one a lot actually to this day right now in this period of time I feel so
7:47 connected to the fans whatever you want to call them in a way that I just it feels so good I can't even tell it feels so good like it's just I just feel solid sometimes people say things that that that really mean a lot to me like like one at one point I was I was out there and somebody grabbed me really hard and it hurt and someone else that was nearby kind of like literally like someone in the crowd and it was so loud but this person just kind of was looking at me in this way and I was like looked at them and they were like are you okay and I was like yeah I'm good and it was just like such a small moment but it was really was really nice made me feel
8:33 good oh my god [Music] um gosh that's a great question [Music] um maybe trust me I'm I'm in control I'm in control I'm in in charge I know what I'm doing I'm okay I'm I'm like you can trust me I'm not going anywhere I'm not going to be gone you know um unless I die then I'm going to be gone so you're going to have to deal with that if that happens but we'll see yes like my whole
9:21 everything all of the clothes I have are free all the shoes I have are free I get socks for free clothing shoes um rings jewelry I was just so like I can't you know it's so funny that the people that shouldn't be getting free stuff be getting free stuff so what I kind of try to do is just give it to my friends I've been more in my life just like going and getting things that I actually really want instead of just taking stuff that's free I don't have an on trash I would love one but I'm 16 and right now it's just my family which I'm okay with I'm okay with having that while I can you know when I don't really need that when I can't really have that anymore I'll miss it
10:08 so I'm kind of okay with it in life I don't have one I have one you know I guess at shoots and stuff which is really just like my team but I'm not you know going around the world with an Entourage I'm like me pretty much alone with a per some person right whoever I'm with or my family I mean truly that that that's never really going to change my family is like the most important thing in my life so I'm with them a lot or I'm just alone in my car I love being alone in my car that's my entourage is my car um I mean he's obviously not around as much as he was when he lived when we
10:54 all lived together I mean we see each other all the time and also now we're we're starting to make music again we just started the the process of making an album which is really exciting so now we have like specific days where we see each other which is really nice because you know you get caught up in life I'm hanging out with my brother a lot actually it's my buddy definitely The Homeschool one just anything about being homeschooled and like people don't know anything about it how did you make friends what that that I mean that question I've been asked my en ire life before I had interviews it's all anyone would ask how do you make friends that one hasn't been asked in a
11:40 minute that was annoying that was an annoying one didn't love that one I just get tired of being asked like the same thing I guess I just want creative questions like I think that I would ask really creative questions if I were them speaking of creative questions let's check this Instagram real quick here's what you are asking me oh these are good oh these are really good least favorite song of your own watch what was your favorite show this Tour Boston how many songs are you working on one currently favorite thing about doing this interview I don't know I feel really connected to myself it's really cool to have these what five versions of myself to
12:29 interact with that's just so insane it feels like I'm interacting with other people but also it's me it's just really cool I don't know I really like that most growth between years I've changed more from the beginning of this year until now than I have in the last like 5 years I mean honestly your favorite band I think I got to just say the Beatles burritos or pooping ooh I don't want to choose I guess burritos but pooping is important sorry no yes I do no I don't know yet I think so Billy Jesus loves you all right thank
13:14 you guys for the questions back to the other questions I just want to I want to try to be really in touch with who I am because there was a moment this year when I wasn't really aware of who I was I was just just kind of following along with like who I had decided to be it's true I was still I was still doing that in this moment I knew it too I knew when I was talk I knew when I was sitting there what was going on I have a couple other things that I like to keep to myself that are aspirations for me and we'll see how they go hopefully next year me can without me having to say it know what I'm talking about that's so annoying I do that all the time oh I do that all
14:02 honestly I've done that so many times in these interviews where I'll be like well I can't say that but me in the future will remember I don't remember I would like to maybe Skydive maybe do like a big like a bungee jump off a off a cliff or something I really enjoy fear I want to get an electric car I want to rescue some horses I've had a a very big transformation this year with my fitness lifestyle and um it's been a really insane process and been I feel better about myself than I ever have which is makes me feel proud
14:48 I worked really hard on it and I just want to get really buff I just want to be buff um yeah so hopefully by next year I will be ripped biggest rumor though now um that I sold my soul to Satan oh that I'm in the third season of euphoria that's not true I'd like to be Euphoria is fire no I don't like dating at all no no no no thank you no I don't have a boyfriend I can't I could not have a boyfriend that would
15:33 just be mean to him I hate things that aren't exclusive yep yes I do I feel extremely grateful for the relationship that I was in last year and I think he's so much happier now which makes me really happy yeah I do and it's really cool and I'm really excited and I'm really happy about it I managed to get my way to a point in my life my life to a point where I Not only was known by a person that I thought was the hottest alive but
16:21 pulled his ass are you kidding me can we just Round of Applause for me thank you Jesse runford everyone I pulled his ass all me I did that I locked that down my whatever they say love language is just physical touch I just need to be touching skin all the time touching and cuddling and hugging and and anything skin related is really a big thing for me and and other than that just like Freedom you know I don't want to be
17:06 controlled I want to be trusted and I want to be able to have space and I want love and and attention and equal admiration is really important I just I'm really inspired by this person and you know he's inspired by me it's really cool judge me please I don't and then one word no it's my style Billy eyh parody anything goes I was going to say Back to Basics maybe or just like back to me the old me I don't know something like that I don't
17:52 know sure station ey Origins Ferris Beer's day off is is a solid choice I used to watch that movie when I was a little kid and it's like still one of my favorite movies it's just H it's just so good it never gets old doesn't age I love that film Brock Hampton Tiara wack techno Arlo Parks the dough cake The Cardigans Dora you know who and then also me a while now I've been really having an identity crisis a little I felt like I was pretending to be Billy ish I felt like a parody of myself yeah that lasted for a bit like
18:39 we the 2020 Billy was very identity crisis uh overboard and then I was kind of freaked out by that and felt really distant from myself biggest thing I'm struggling with now is a spe specific relationship friendship that I'm trying to figure out how to not be really angry I'm trying to learn to not hold grudges not let it make me um treat people weird because of a fear of Abandonment a little bit it's pretty low I can s pretty low cuz I kind
19:25 of have like a manly Voice Low SE maybe I don't know I can sing really low oh it's so cool I can sing really low I I mean I don't know by heart I would assume I can probably sing lower cuz I'm older right I don't know maybe I can't sing low pretty good oh there you go that's stupid this is my mom she is sick as a booty I don't mind I can stay here that long I love I love you too hello baby his Grandma I love you so much I love you so
20:14 much come here join me I love you Billy my sweet Mama love you dearly M come here hi I love you so much love you very much it's fun to be here uh don't no watch all the these I miss all the use you you miss this little kid how you're so annoying and mean yeah as hard as it was I miss it too you're funny and you all the stuff that you make fun of about yourself was special and funny and brave
21:02 and charming and weird and oh mama I love you I love you so much [Applause] [Music]
