Billie Eilish shared how she felt “really vulnerable” while singing about experiencing abuse.
The 20-year-old Eilish said that she used her last album Happier Than Ever and its single Your Power as a means to address the topic. She based the lyrics on her own experience and other people’s.
Talking to The Sunday Times, before taking the stage for her performance at Glastonbury on Friday, Eilish shared what a challenge it was while facing such a dark period in her life.
She said: “It’s really vulnerable to be putting yourself out there in that way.”
“Here’s all these secrets about me and here’s all these insecurities I have and here are all the things I keep to myself.”
She refused to share more details about her abusive past.
She said: “There’s a verse in Your Power that is about my experience and that’s as specific as I’ll get. The rest of it is about so many other things I’ve witnessed — from all these different points of view. It [abuse] does change you. It makes you feel this responsibility and regret and embarrassment.”
“You feel guilty. You feel like it is your fault and it’s because of you and you started it and this and that and you’re like, …but wait, I didn’t, though, because I was just a kid. We blame ourselves and usually, the people abusing you blame you too when it’s nothing to do with you.”
“Especially when you’re young and your brain isn’t developed and you don’t know what is right or wrong.”
Eilish said she belatedly realized that a relationship or an interaction wasn’t what “drives you crazy.”
She said that the “worst part” is that abuse can happen with anyone regardless of “how vigilant your parents are” or how “smart” you are.
Eilish is the youngest solo headliner for Glastonbury’s Pyramid stage as she performs on Friday night.
The artist just recently completed a number of concerts at London’s O2 Arena for her album Happier Than Ever world tour.
Dutch actress Katja Herbers (@katjaherbers) shared her experience at a Billie Eilish concert and appreciated how no plastic bottles were allowed inside the venue:
BILLIE EILISH was a dream of pure artistry and empathy and raw talent. Her performance brilliant, her message important. No plastic water bottles at the concert, a call to go vegan and this video ??? (more vids in my IG stories) pic.twitter.com/VDRzNUbTxN
— Katja Herbers (@katjaherbers) June 19, 2022
@causes reported how Eilish was thoughtful enough to pause her show when some of her fans were feeling uncomfortable due to the rising temperatures:
Billie Eilish briefly paused her concert at London's O2 arena on Saturday after several fans got into difficulties in sweltering temperatures, reports BBC. pic.twitter.com/VQhXmalFGg
— Causes (@causes) June 13, 2022
The artist herself shared an Instagram post with pictures of her latest performances and having the time of her life:
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Last year, Eilish vocalized her thoughts about restrictive abortion laws, expressing her disappointment in how men say nothing about women’s rights but find it so easy to pass laws about women’s bodies.
Eilish doesn’t hesitate to open up about herself and once shared how watching porn as a child destroyed her brain. The Grammy-winner told about how she got addicted at the age of 11 which scarred her when she started dating later on.
Billie Eilish’s second studio album Happier Than Ever was released on 30th July 2021 consisting of 16 tracks. It was produced by her brother Finneas O’Connell. The album has now surpassed over 3 billion streams on Spotify.
‘Happier Than Ever’ by Billie Eilish has surpassed 3 billion streams on Spotify. It becomes her third project to achieve this. pic.twitter.com/POX747AM0G
— Pop Base (@PopBase) June 19, 2022
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