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Hey everybody look at that.

Hey everybody look at that

Her new album is 'Hit Me Hard and Soft.'

Her new album is 'Hit Me Hard and Soft'

We're back here with Billy Eilish.

We're back here with Billy Eilish

You recently told Rolling Stone that

I feel like this album is me. It's not a character.'

I feel like this album is me It's not a character'

What kind of character do you

think you were portraying up till now?

think you were portraying up till now

Oo, um, honestly, I think that you know

Oo um honestly I think that you know

because, I, I had all my first moments and

because I I had all my first moments and

I put all my stuff out when I was like a

very young teenager and

I think for a while I had this feeling that I was like

very thought of as one thing and I felt..

very thought of as one thing and I felt

I felt like I really didn't

have room to do anything but the thing

that people thought that I did.

that people thought that I did

And so, I think with 'Happier Than Ever', which is

And so I think with 'Happier Than Ever' which is

the last album that I put out,

the last album that I put out

it was almost like a reaction of like a..

it was almost like a reaction of like a

'You can't tell me what to do' you know, I was

'You can't tell me what to do' you know I was

like I'm going to do whatever I want to do

and here it is and I think I may have

gone a little like, I like.. I was like..

gone a little like I like I was like

went really wanted to prove a point.

went really wanted to prove a point

So I think I went so far but that's kind of

what needed to do. I kind of needed to

what needed to do I kind of needed to

like play this whole thing of like I'm

not what you think I am and whatever and

I think that I thought at the time that

it was that it was very me and I

realised in hindsight I was like..

realised in hindsight I was like

I was just trying to be seen and.. and express myself

I was just trying to be seen and and express myself

and and and show that.. I ..

and and and show that I

That people can be multifaceted and

I am one of those people and um I think that with

'Hit Me Hard and Soft' it's like the most,

'Hit Me Hard and Soft' it's like the most

the.. the first time since I've been an

the the first time since I've been an

adult and maybe ever in my kind of

creative life that it's been...

creative life that it's been

It's the most ... it's truly is the most like genuine

It's the most it's truly is the most like genuine

thing I've ever made. It feels very, very me.

thing I've ever made It feels very very me

It feels like all of the music is exactly who I am.

It feels like all of the music is exactly who I am

All the visuals are

exactly who I am

and that's honestly terrifying

and that's why I'm literally shaking right now.

and that's why I'm literally shaking right now

Well, that that's cuz, requires vulnerability.

Well that that's cuz requires vulnerability

Right.

Right

and a character is protective.

and a character is protective

Yes

It's a mask.

It's a mask

Yes.

Yes

Um ... you joined Lana Del Rey at Coachella.

Um you joined Lana Del Rey at Coachella

I did!

I did

There you go.

There you go

There's Lana Del Rey at Coachella last month.

There's Lana Del Rey at Coachella last month

And .. uh ... brilliant artist and .. uh ...

And uh brilliant artist and uh

she introduced you as quote: "the voice of our generation".

she introduced you as quote: the voice of our generation

No pressure.

No pressure

Right!

Right

Well how is it to have

an artist that you admire you know describe you that way.

an artist that you admire you know describe you that way

I mean it's it's ridiculous

because it's like she's my the voice of

my generation it feels like and

I mean..she's the really like one of the main

I meanshe's the really like one of the main

top three reasons that I am the

person that I am and the artist that I

am and that I even started making music

in the first place and

it was crazy to hear her say that.

it was crazy to hear her say that

I love her so much.

I love her so much

Your, your, your vocal style has had an

Your your your vocal style has had an

influence on a lot of other artists and

I'm, I'm just curious who were the people

I'm I'm just curious who were the people

that influenced your style because I hear...

that influenced your style because I hear

I'm going to go ahead I'm not gonna..

I'm going to go ahead I'm not gonna

I hear a lot of people but go ahead. Who do you..?

I hear a lot of people but go ahead Who do you

I would love to hear what you hear.

I would love to hear what you hear

I hear Chet Baker.

I hear Chet Baker

Dude!

Dude

Well I was just I was.. was literally going to say it.

Well I was just I was was literally going to say it

I mean Lana was a big one.

I mean Lana was a big one

Marina and the Diamonds was a big one.

Marina and the Diamonds was a big one

But, um I love singing it's, it's, literally

But um I love singing it's it's literally

like obviously but no it's like truly

the thing I love most in the entire

world I love to sing so much and I

always have and singers was my **** I mean

always have and singers was my I mean

that's all I mean I I think one of my

favorite singers in the world is like Ella

Fitzgerald. I love Ella Fitzgerald. I love

Fitzgerald I love Ella Fitzgerald I love

Julie London and Johnny Mathis and

Harry Bellafonte, Sarah Vaughn, Chet Baker I know

Harry Bellafonte Sarah Vaughn Chet Baker I know

I'm like I I'm I'm really that's the

kind of the vocalist that I've always

been really drawn to and very inspired

by and I feel like I don't know.

by and I feel like I don't know

I feel like we're lacking like vocals.

I feel like we're lacking like vocals

You know what I'm saying and I

don't know I love I love I don't know

what the **** I'm saying you guys.

what the I'm saying you guys

Well, not every ... uh ... vocalist has a recognizable style

Well not every uh vocalist has a recognizable style

as soon as you hear them and I you

know you know Billy Eiliish when you hear her.

know you know Billy Eiliish when you hear her

Was that a was that was that the

product of your love for these other

artists just coming out through you or choice?

artists just coming out through you or choice

I think that at first cuz you

know I started recording when I was 13...

know I started recording when I was 13

And it you you got to take time to

get to know yourself so I think that I

think at first it was I was singing the

way that I knew how to sing and the way

that I felt like it sounded good and

with inspiration of my from my favorite

singers and songs and artists and

I think over time I learned who I was and

how I actually wanted to sound and what

was genuine and that's why I think it's

really important that people are more

forgiving

of "inspiration" because I think that that

of inspiration because I think that that

we live in a world where like everyone

wants to have everything be perfectly

original and no one's ever done it ever

in their lives and like absolutely you

don't want to copy anyone but you have.

don't want to copy anyone but you have

to let yourself be inspired and I think

that when anybody ever like ..

that when anybody ever like

when I hear a song or I see an artist do something

or somebody whatever some younger artist

comes out and they have a song that

sounds like mine or their voice sounds

like mine people are like and I'm just

kind of like dude let them.

kind of like dude let them

It's okay.

It's okay

Like let them figure it out.

Like let them figure it out

They're inspired and it's inspiration is going

to turn into more inspiration is going

to turn into more inspiration and I

think that that's you got to let yourself do that

Have you thought about

doing like an album of standards?

doing like an album of standards

Yeah, yeah I would love to do.

Yeah yeah I would love to do

I would love you to do that. I would love to do that, Stephen.

I would love you to do that I would love to do that Stephen

And if you need if you need

anyone to do a duet with you just just

give me a call, just give me a call.

give me a call just give me a call

We have to take another break don't go away.

We have to take another break don't go away

We'll be right back with more Billy Eilish everybody

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