Billie Eilish sat down for an additional Vanity Fair interview, her eighth with the publication since she was 15 years outdated in 2017.
“This is the primary 12 months in my life that I hold forgetting how outdated I’m,” Billie says within the video after wanting again at her profession. The singer’s Hit Me Hard and Soft was the second most-streamed album on Spotify this 12 months, whereas the LP’s “Birds of a Feather” was the third most streamed monitor. The music, launched in July, has acquired 2025 Grammy nominations for Song of the Year, Record of the Year, and Best Pop Solo Performance.
“I’ve accomplished nothing however make buddies all 12 months, and gotten so shut with those who I wasn’t with earlier than, and have become buddies with individuals I was buddies with once more,” she says. “It’s simply been a 12 months stuffed with friendship,” Eilish smiles, earlier than including: “And sure, I’ve had loads of good intercourse. So you’re welcome, Billie.”
During an interview with Rolling Stone revealed in April, Eilish mentioned the sexual nature of her monitor “Lunch,” and her 2023 interview with Variety final fall, when she talked about she was drawn to ladies.
“That music was really a part of what helped me develop into who I’m, to be actual,” Eilish mentioned on the time. “I wrote a few of it earlier than even doing something with a woman, after which wrote the remainder after.” She added, “I used to be by no means planning on speaking about my sexuality ever, in 1,000,000 years. It’s actually irritating to me that it got here up.”
A month after the Variety interview, Eilish attended the publication’s Hitmakers occasion and whereas on the pink carpet, a reporter requested her if deliberately got here out within the story. “No, I didn’t,” Eilish replied. “But I sort of thought, ‘Wasn’t it apparent?’” Later, the singer posted in regards to the trade on Instagram, writing in a caption: “Thanks Variety for my award and for additionally outing me on a pink carpet at 11 a.m. as a substitute of speaking about anything that issues. I like girls and boys depart me alone about it please actually who cares.”
When talking to Rolling Stone, admitted she overreacted with the Instagram publish, whereas additionally stating, “The entire world all of the sudden determined who I used to be, and I didn’t get to say something or management any of it. Nobody must be pressured into being one factor or the opposite.” She continued, “It takes some time to seek out your self, and I believe it’s actually unfair, the best way that the web bullies you into speaking about who you might be and what you might be.”
Elsewhere in her Vanity Fair video, Eilish watches an outdated clip of herself saying she now not needed to let individuals take away her “sparkle.” Looking again in the mean time, Eilish displays: “I actually belief myself, and I believe, like, particularly that 2022 lady, I don’t assume I trusted her. So I actually belief myself now, and I’m not gonna let any of that occur once more.”
