Billie Eilish has made a name among the current generation of pop stars as she has infused a new and unique voice into the genre. Her two albums When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? and Happier Than Ever became huge with many chart-busting songs. She has also contributed her music to film beginning with the theme song for 2019’s No Time to Die.
She is currently popular in the awards circuit as her beautiful and thought-provoking song What Was I Made For? for the 2023 hit Barbie is being nominated for an Oscar. During a recent pre-Oscars interview, Eilish revealed a surprising anecdote about how Christian Bale inspired her to drop out of a relationship she was having at one point in her life.
Billie Eilish Came to an Important Realization After Dreaming About Christian Bale
Billie Eilish is on top of the world currently as her hit song What Was I Made For? from Barbie has been recognized by many prestigious award ceremonies. The song has been nominated for Best Original Song at the Oscars. Eilish recently made an appearance on a pre-Oscars Luncheon interview with popular comedian Amelia Dimoldenberg where she revealed a surprising anecdote.
Eilish revealed that she once had a dream about Batman actor Christian Bale some years ago at a sunlit little cafe. For some unexplained reason, the dream immediately made her realize that she should put an end to a relationship she was having at the time. She said, (via YouTube)
“I got to be real. A couple years ago I had a dream about Christian Bale and it was at a little cafe in the sunlight, and it made me realize that I had to break up with my boyfriend. No, like genuinely. I woke up [cue her pretending to open her eyes] and I came to my senses. It’s over.”
Eilish’s brother Finneas and Dimoldenberg can be seen being shocked and bursting into laughter after hearing the hilarious yet surprising anecdote. It seems Eilish has Bale to thank for coming to her senses and doing the right thing.
Billie Eilish Came Out of an Uninspired Phase After Writing Her Hit Barbie Song
Billie Eilish‘s What Was I Made For? was one of the standout tracks from Margot Robbie’s Barbie. The Oscar-nominated song has been an awards darling and is also nominated for the upcoming Oscars. Eilish claims that she was initially unsure whether she would do justice to the song as she and her brother were in a very uninspired phase during the time.
In an interview with Apple Music, However, the singer claims that once she started writing the first half of the song, they realized they still had the zeal and enthusiasm to produce great material. She is thankful for the song for making her come out of a bad phase musically. She said,
“Honestly, we were in a period of time where we were both… like through this last winter, we’ve both been incredibly uninspired. And we’ve still been working and trying to make stuff. And honestly, that song was the first thing we’d written in a minute. Even though we were coming up with ideas and coming up with this and that, I remember after we wrote that first half, I go, ‘I think we still got it.’”
There is a high chance that Eilish could win Best Original Song at the Oscars. She is also set to perform the song on the Oscars stage. Fans can watch her incredible song in Barbie on Max.
