This article compiles 50 quotes from Billie Eilish that shed light on her views about life, music, and self-expression. Each quote offers a glimpse into the mindset of one of today’s most influential artists.
- “I don’t want to be dark, but I don’t want to be happy all the time either.” – Billie Eilish
- “I’ve always done whatever I want and always been exactly who I am.” – Billie Eilish
- “You can write a song about being in love with someone, but you don’t have to be in love with anyone.” – Billie Eilish
- “I hate smiling. It makes me feel weak and powerless and small. I’ve always been like that; I don’t smile in any pictures.” – Billie Eilish
- “I’m not going to say I’m cool, because I don’t really believe that.” – Billie Eilish
- “If I’m inspired to make a certain kind of song, I’m going to make that kind of song, no matter if it’s what they expect or not.” – Billie Eilish
- “I don’t like to follow the rules. And that’s been my whole life.” – Billie Eilish
- “I really wanted to be a model when I was little. I loved photography, and I loved being on camera. But I was short and chubby, so I couldn’t.” – Billie Eilish
- “I’ve always liked being busy. If I have nothing to do for a week, it just makes me mad.” – Billie Eilish
- “Music is always there for me. It sounds cheesy, but I think it’s true.” – Billie Eilish
- “I’m just always talking about things that are frustrating to me. I think it’s important to have a voice and to use it.” – Billie Eilish
- “It’s rare for anyone to value the opinions of a teenage girl.” – Billie Eilish
- “Pretty much my whole life, I’ve been a performer and have loved singing and writing songs in my room for my own ears.” – Billie Eilish
- “Everything I wanted was to be something that everyone could connect to, and that everyone could relate to.” – Billie Eilish
- “I don’t think I’ve ever felt anything for anyone but myself.” – Billie Eilish
- “Boredom is literally the worst thing in the world.” – Billie Eilish
- “I like to be in control of how I look and how I feel and how I act.” – Billie Eilish
- “I never thought a career as a musician was possible.” – Billie Eilish
- “I have always been a very solitary person.” – Billie Eilish
- “The music industry is weird and exclusive, but it is not impossible to be successful.” – Billie Eilish
- “I think it’s really important to be confident about what you do.” – Billie Eilish
- “The internet is a great platform but also a very dangerous place.” – Billie Eilish
- “I don’t feel pressured to be like anyone else.” – Billie Eilish
- “I don’t belong to anyone, but everybody knows my name.” – Billie Eilish
- “You should make sure everything you do is something you genuinely want to do.” – Billie Eilish
- “There’s nothing wrong with not knowing yourself.” – Billie Eilish
- “We’re all born with a completely blank canvas, and your life paints that canvas.” – Billie Eilish
- “I think I’m a very empathetic person, which can be a blessing and a curse.” – Billie Eilish
- “Clothing is a form of self-expression – there are hints about who you are in what you wear.” – Billie Eilish
- “I want to be remembered for how I made people feel and not just what I did.” – Billie Eilish
- “I’m not your party favor.” – Billie Eilish
- “You can pretend you don’t miss me, you can pretend you don’t care.” – Billie Eilish
- “You should see me in a crown. I’m gonna run this nothing town.” – Billie Eilish
- “I’m in their secondhand smoke, still just drinking canned Coke.” – Billie Eilish
- “I’ve got a fire in my eyes, I’m going higher than your mind.” – Billie Eilish
- “I like the way they all scream.” – Billie Eilish
- “Tell the mirror what you know she’s heard before.” – Billie Eilish
- “I don’t need a Xanny to feel better.” – Billie Eilish
- “I guess I’m pretty glad that you’re alone.” – Billie Eilish
- “I’m not mad, I’m just bored. And everything I do is only because I’ve got too much time.” – Billie Eilish
- “I should’ve known I’d leave alone.” – Billie Eilish
- “Isn’t it lovely, all alone? Heart made of glass, my mind of stone.” – Billie Eilish
- “Please, I don’t want to be any form of a model. I want to be a role model.” – Billie Eilish
- “I’ve learned that I have to stay true to myself from what I’ve started from and stick to my roots.” – Billie Eilish
- “My boy loves his friends like I love my split ends…by that I mean he cuts ’em off.” – Billie Eilish
- “The good thing about writing songs is that you can say anything you want with almost no consequences.” – Billie Eilish
- “I don’t feel comfortable telling anyone ‘no’ or telling someone they’re doing something wrong.” – Billie Eilish
- “Just because the story isn’t being told by a perfect person, doesn’t mean the story isn’t worth being told.” – Billie Eilish
- “I’m an open book with a torn out page and my ink’s run out.” – Billie Eilish
- “I never really feel like I’m supposed to be anywhere else doing anything other than what I’m doing right now.” – Billie Eilish
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