Her mother, Maggie Baird, hands her an immunity shot. Her brother, Finneas O’Connell - who has served as her sole musical collaborator since she began writing music - has a cold, and everyone on Eilish’s team is worried about her catching it. Literally, physically growing up - like the actual chemicals in my brain shifting,” she says, sitting opposite a couch filled with vitamins and wellness supplements. “Honestly, it took growing up a little bit. So how did she end up at this industrial compound in the San Fernando Valley, readying for the July 30 release of her sophomore effort? The only people her age were in the audience, which had become both physically and emotionally untouchable. I just wanted to be doing teenager s-,” says Eilish, who was 16 when she toured her four-times platinum debut album, “When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?” She grew depressed, and her body didn’t react well to the stress she was constantly coming down with laryngitis or developing fevers. I hated the internet having a bunch of eyes on me. Which isn’t surprising, because the music industry didn’t see her coming either - a teenager with such a distinctive look and sound that mass appeal was in no way inevitable. But she felt ill-equipped to deal with the sudden onslaught of attention. After her debut single, “ Ocean Eyes,” became a viral hit on SoundCloud in 2015, she signed with Darkroom Records and landed a deal with Interscope. There was a moment not too long ago, admits the 19-year-old, when she was truly miserable. Is this what fame has done to Eilish? Taken the air out of the lungs of the wunderkind from Highland Park? Stripped her of her Rainbow Brite hair colors and oversize tees and turned her into a blond pin-up? “Happier Than Ever,” read the words above her face. Her eyes are blue and empty, staring vacantly into the distance. The lone teardrop isn’t obvious at first, shiny enough that it could just be part of her glittery makeup. One freaked fan can be heard screaming, “What the f–k?! No f-ing way!” as the crowd roared in response to the revealing moment.Įilish has been outspoken about feeling “very hated” by the public amid her massive newfound success, but it appeared Monday that she’s upbeat about regaining control of her image despite critiques from online trolls.Īt one point during the concert, the Miami New Times reports, the singer announced: “I need water.” After taking a swig, she playfully squirted the rest of the bottle all over her overheated fans.Billie Eilish is crying on the cover of her new album. When reached by The Post for comment, a rep for Eilish said the artist would have “no further comment. If I wear more, if I wear less, who decides what that makes me? What that means? Is my value based only on your perception? Or is your opinion of me not my responsibility?”īy the end of the clip, the “No Time to Die” singer is pictured peeling off a form-fitting black tank top, exposing her black bra and long, jet-black fingernails. We decide who they are, we decide what they’re worth. Why? We make assumptions about people based on their size. Though you’ve never seen my body, you still judge it and judge me for it. The five-time 2020 Grammy-winner’s moody monologue played out over an ambient instrumental track, with Eilish dressed in her signature slouchy style before stripping down.įan footage posted to Twitter features Eilish intoning, “If I wear what is comfortable, I am not a woman. The “Bad Guy” singer-songwriter broadcast a big-screen video in which she bared her bra, apparently making a bold statement about the pressures young women face in the music industry - and the online body shaming that comes with it. That’s why fans were stunned to see the typically modest 18-year-old peeling off her shirt during a concert Monday night at AmericanAirlines Arena in Miami. Unlike most of her pop-star peers, Billie Eilish is known for cloaking her young body in oversize T-shirts and baggy pantsuits. Instagram influencers detail how they make $10K at Coachella - and never see a single band Billie Eilish falls on face during Coachella set: 'I just ate s-t!'Ĭoachella 2022 live updates: Harry Styles surprises crowd with Lizzo for 'I Will Survive'
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