Even as a teenager, Billie Eilish became a pop culture icon, selling several hundred million records. With this, she set new standards for upcoming teenage pop artists as well.
But there was a time when the singer admitted to struggling with dysmorphia and depression. She recognized body image issues, when she started dance classes at age 12.
The 22-year-old sought treatment for her depression and now says that she’s doing much better. Eilish believes she now has the skills to navigate challenges that come up from time to time. But, recently, the singer again shared a tough truth despite having great fame.
Billie Eilish Says Her Grammy Wins Make Her Feel ‘Very Seen’
Billie Eilish and her brother Finneas won the Song of the Year at 66th Grammy Awards for their emotional ballad What Was I Made For? from Barbie. With her two Grammy honors (including Best Song Written for Visual Media), the singer now feels “very seen”:
She admitted to feeling very isolated before the wins. Even with her career success, the nine-time Grammy awards winner felt unnoticed and unheard. Check what the LA native said (covered by AP Entertainment):
I feel very seen, I feel very heard. And I did not expect that with this song. I felt kind of like when we made it, I was like I don’t know how much this is going to translate. I felt kind of outside of the box. I felt like, I felt isolated in my own words. And I really was in a period of my life where I did not feel seen at all. And then the way it was, the way people reacted when it came out, I was completely blown away by the way I felt understood. And this just goes even farther than that. So yeah, I feel seen.”
Billie Eilish was skeptical when she made the song, unsure if it would matter. However, positive reactions from people made her realize she wasn’t alone. Winning Grammys now makes her feel even more seen and understood.
Billie Eilish’s Heartbreaking Truth Despite James Bond Fame
Ocean Eyes catapulted Billie Eilish into recognition from the sea of SoundCloud artists, but it wasn’t her first single. Her debut, Six Feet Under, was a day before Ocean Eyes. So far, Eilish won nine Grammys and got 17 nominations. In 2020, she became the youngest to sweep the General Field categories.
For the James Bond installment—No Time To Die, starring Daniel Craig— the 18-year-old pop star carried on the tradition of writing and recording an original track of the same name for the British spy franchise.
Eilish, along with her brother Finneas O’Connell, worked on the song. She’s the youngest to do this, joining others like Sam Smith, Adele, Paul McCartney, Jack White, and Carly Simon. They’ve all written songs for Bond films in the past few decades.
There’s also a documentary about her called Billie Eilish: The World’s A Little Blurry, available on AppleTV+.
