A biography for Billie Eilishhasn’t been written yet.
“My brother had written 'Ocean Eyes,' and we recorded it, basing all of the production around contemporary and lyrical dance. I think of most songs that way - if you can't dance to a song, it's not a song.”
“I'm gonna make what I want to make, and other people are gonna like what they're gonna like. It doesn't really matter.”
“If I make music and people hate it, you know, whatever. I'll die someday, and one day, they will too.”
“I don't know how to function without music. When I'm not making it, I'm listening to it. It gives me courage and takes care of my mind.”
“All of the Vines that were acted & setup & had nice cameras, those weren't the good Vines. The good Vines were, like, a random little kid in the middle of a forest, like, yelling.”
“When I write, I try to become different characters.”
“I 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.' I want it to be a collaborative thing and be part of the audience and have them be part of me. I try to interact with everyone there and have them be equal to me because they are.”
“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.'”
“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.”