Billie Eilish

“I don't even call them fans. I don't like that. They're literally just a part of my life; they're a part of my family. I don't think of them as on a lower level than me. I don't think I'm an...”

“I grew up on the Beatles; I love Linkin Park and Green Day. I heard hip-hop for the first time at 11 and realized what I was missing.”

“I've always liked being busy. If I have nothing to do for a week, it just makes me mad.”

“You can write a song about being in love with someone, but you don't have to be in love with anyone.”

“When I was four, I wrote a song about falling into a black hole.”

“Clothing & fashion are kind of my security blanket, almost.”

“Getting recognized is insane. It just blows my mind. Like, someone who you don't know at all can just be like, 'Oh my God - are you Billie?'”

“I had a period in my life where I decided that I would never be bored again and that, if I had any free time at all, I would make plans, and I would always be doing things. It actually was g...”

“Sometimes it's flattering when people copy you, but sometimes it gets to a breaking point.”

“Sexism is everywhere, bro. I don't know if it's ever not somewhere.”

“I feel like I might be a designer or stylist - or a director because I have always been super interested in cameras and editing.”

“I don't think a song should be put in a category.”

“When I write, I try to become different characters.”

“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 any...”

“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...”

“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...”

“Smiling makes me feel weak and not in control and not powerful and small.”

“I'm super self-critical, which I think is good, because then I get exactly what I want. I'm critical of other people, too - I try not to be, though.”

“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.”

“I've always been a singer. I never really decided I was gonna be a singer. It just kind of - I just sung a lot.”