Billie Eilish, the Unofficial Biography

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by Adrian Besley


  Best New Artist awards, 204

  Best Super Short Horror Film Award (Shriekfest), 142

  Bieber, Justin

  Billie’s posters, 20, 56

  Blackbear and, 32

  in Billie’s audience, 166

  “industry plants,” 37

  principal entry for, 167–168

  Vanity Fair, 111

  Big Fish Theory (Staples), 90

  Billboard, 141

  Alternative Digital Song Sales Chart, 52

  Billie on cover, 169

  Heatseekers chart, 180

  Hot 100, 107, 142, 164

  200 chart, 7, 88, 106, 164

  Woman of the Year, 81, 201

  Billie Eilish Experience, 159

  Blackbear, 32, 49–50

  Blah Blah Blah Science, 32

  Blake, James, 183

  Blohsh

  Coachella, 165

  fans and, 129, 187

  origins of, 125–126

  silver pendant, 204

  Takashi Murakami collaboration, 152

  Trevor Project donation, 145

  Blood Harmony (Finneas), 175, 179–181, 183

  BLU J, 50

  “Body Count” (Reyez), 129

  “Boyfriend” (Bieber), 32

  Brazil, 74, 164, 180

  “Break My Heart Again” (Finneas), 177–178

  Brit Awards, 209

  Broccoli, Barbara, 208

  Brooklyn, NY, 131, 179

  Brussels, Belgium, 99

  Bubbling Under Hot 100 Chart, 52

  Budweiser Stage, Toronto, Canada, 169

  Bull, Devyck, 112

  Burkhart, Samantha, 52

  Cabello, Camila, 163, 182, 193

  “Call Me Back” (The Strokes), 102

  Calvin Klein, 120, 169

  Cambridge, MA, 79

  Canada, 69

  Blood Harmony, 180

  “bury a friend,” 142

  first headline tour, 77

  “lovely,” 107

  Toronto, 79

  “when the party’s over,” 131

  “you should see me in a crown,” 119

  career of Billie Eilish

  all four big awards, 80–81, 204–205

  Beats 1 radio show, 113

  Blohsh, 125–126

  breaking through, 37–38

  Coachella, 165–168

  dancing abilities, 18, 26, 29, 33, 112

  Darkroom, 43, 51

  discovers hip-hop, 28–29, 42

  EP, 61–62, 64–69, 73, 75, 87, 195

  fans, 69, 73, 75, 83, 101, 129

  festivals, 53–54, 168–170

  first awards show, 196

  Florence and the Machine, 133

  Groupies Have Feelings Too, 113

  injuries, 115–116

  James Bond theme, 208–209

  James Corden, 13, 77, 167, 202

  Justin Bieber, 167–168

  Khalid and, 105–107

  Netflix, 54

  1 by 1 Tour, 121, 126, 131, 142–147, 179

  online, 206–207

  Platoon, 38, 41, 51, 57

  Roma (film), 139

  “Snippet into Billie’s Mind, A,” 155

  spiders, love of, 118, 120, 126, 152, 202

  Takashi Murakami, 119, 152

  touring, 77–79

  trip to Asia, 119

  Tyler, the Creator and, 41–43

  ukulele playing, 15, 44, 68, 73–75, 113, 129, 156, 202

  uploading to SoundCloud, 26–27, 30

  Vanity Fair interviews, 137, 191–192, 197

  Vogue covers, 169, 209–210

  We Can Survive concert, 193

  Where Do We Go? World Tour, 210

  Wheres My Mind Tour, 88, 93, 100, 103, 120

  “Carpool Karaoke” (Corden), 13, 15, 167, 202

  Cautious Clay, 32, 50

  Central Presbyterian Church, 102

  Chainsmokers, the, 39

  Chanel, 131, 205, 207

  Chaves, Michael, 142

  Cheat Codes, 39

  Che, Michael, 190

  Cherry Bomb (Tyler, the Creator), 42

  Chicago, IL, 79, 114

  Childish Gambino, 28, 114, 129

  Childish Major, 126

  “Claudia” (Finneas), 178

  Climate Action Summit (UN), 189

  Coachella, 7, 165–168, 170, 196

  Cohen, Taylor, 106

  “College” (Finneas), 178

  Cologne, Germany, 99

  Corden, James, 13, 77, 167, 202

  Coup De Main, 89–90

  Courtyard Theatre, London, UK, 64

  Cover Room, 102

  Cragun, Reo, 100, 114

  Crocodile, Seattle, WA, 78

  CRSSD Festival, San Diego, CA, 53

  Cuarón, Alfonso, 139

  Curry, Denzel, 28, 169

  Cutler, R. J., 211

  Czech Republic, 188

  Dahl, Trevor, 39

  Damani Dada, 94

  “Dancing on My Own” (Robyn), 74

  Dangerous Woman Tour (Grande), 112

  Darkroom, 43, 51, 57

  Dash Radio, 49

  Davey, Arron, 32

  Decorated Youth magazine, 64

  Denmark, 143

  Detroit, MI, 114

  Diamandis, Marina, 19

  Diary of a Wimpy Kid (Freudenthal), 17

  Diaz, Fred, 29–30, 49

  Digital Journal, 53

  DJ Keiro, 100

  DJ Khaled, 87

  Dog Eats Dog World (Raine), 141

  Dont Smile at Me Tour, 100

  Drake, 103

  Billie’s favorite song, 28

  Damani Dada, 94

  “Hotline Bling,” 75, 113

  joining the ranks of, 164

  phone contacts, 191

  DSCVR Artists to Watch List (Vevo), 89

  Dublin, Ireland, 179

  Earl Sweatshirt, 28, 41

  Elle Girl, 169

  Elle magazine, 56, 189

  Ellen DeGeneres Show, The, 120, 168

  Entertainment Weekly, 56

  Enwright, Michael, 32

  “Eres Tú” (Mocedades), 74

  Estonia, 131, 195

  Everything, Everything, 66

  Ex Cops, 92

  Facebook, 32, 39, 57, 61, 73, 88, 206

  Fader magazine, 131

  “Fallin’ ” (Keys), 201

  Favicchio, AJ, 52

  Feigelson, Denzyl, 38

  Fendi, 111

  Fenn, Emmit, 88

  Fike, Dominic, 28

  First Aid Kit, 181

  Florence and the Machine, 133, 138

  Flower Boy (Tyler, the Creator), 42

  Folk, Jerry, 50

  Fonda Theatre, Hollywood, CA, 132–133

  Forbes, 164

  Forbes 30 Under 30 list, 137

  Forbes, Aron, 54

  Fox Theater, Oakland, CA, 127

  France, 143, 180

  Freak City, 210

  Free Bike Valet, 32

  Fruitvale Station (Coogler), 192

  Gazzo, 50

  Germany, 180

  Glamour, 169

  Glasgow, UK, 18

  Glastonbury, UK, 64, 170, 196

  Glee, 16, 25

  Goblin (Tyler, the Creator), 42

  Goldhouse, 39, 50

  Goodbye & Good Riddance (Juice WRLD), 106

  Governors Ball Music Festival, New York, 107

  GRAMMY Museum, 189

  GRAMMYs, 163, 203, 205

  AMAs and, 195

  Billie recognized, 207, 209

  Brits, 206

  Finneas at, 183

  wins all four big ones, 7, 80–81

  Grande, Ariana, 81–82, 112, 163, 168, 203, 205

  Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA, 99

  Green Day, 15, 176, 196

  Grohl, Dave, 197

  Groovin the Moo, 169

  Groupies Have Feelings Too (Beats 1), 113

  Gucci, 102, 111, 183, 191,
204–205, 207, 209

  Halsey, 19, 54, 193

  H&M, 210

  “Happiness Is a Warm Gun” (the Beatles), 15

  Harper’s Bazaar, 55

  Harrelson, Woody, 190

  Hazard, Gibson, 102–103

  HeadCount, 193

  “Heartbeat” (Childish Gambino), 28

  “Heaven” (Finneas), 177

  Heaven (London nightclub), 99

  High as Hope tour (Florence and the Machine), 133

  Highland Park, Los Angeles, CA, 13–14, 20, 40, 64, 177, 181

  Hi Hat club, 40, 67

  Hillard, Chad, 32

  “Hill, The” (Irglová), 74

  Hillydilly.com, 32

  Hits Daily Double website, 43

  Hollywood Boulevard, 132

  Hollywood Bowl, 193

  “Hollywood Forever” (Finneas), 178

  “Hotline Bling” (Drake), 75, 113

  “I Don’t Miss You at All” (Finneas), 180

  Igor (Tyler, the Creator), 42

  “I Lost a Friend” (Finneas), 180

  “I’m in Love Without You” (Finneas), 75, 177

  Indiana, 104

  Instagram, 32, 63, 66, 82–83, 111, 120, 128–129, 137–141, 187, 191, 206–207, 209

  Alicia Keys, 201

  Billie and her fans, 73, 194

  Billie on, 56–57

  Claudia Sulewski, 178

  “idontwannabeyouanymore,” 65

  Madison Leinster, 106

  Tyler, the Creator, 43

  veganism, 103–104

  “when the party’s over,” 131

  “wish you were gay,” 145

  Interscope Records, 43, 50, 57

  Ireland, 131, 188, 195, 208

  Irglová, Markéta, 74

  Italy, 116, 143, 180

  iTunes, 38, 41

  “I Will” (the Beatles), 15, 129

  “James Bond” movies, 7, 208–209

  Japan, 119, 142, 152, 164, 169

  J. Cole, 28, 114

  “Jealous” (Labrinth), 74

  Jimmy Kimmel Live!, 152, 154, 203

  John, Elton, 197

  Jost, Colin, 190

  Joyrich, 126

  Juice WRLD, 106

  Kardashian, Kim, 79

  KCRW, 32

  Kesselhaus, Berlin, Germany, 143

  Keys, Alicia, 201

  Khalid, 77, 105–107, 120, 133, 182, 191

  King, Gayle, 91

  Klein, Saul, 38

  Kovtun, Nastya, 209

  Kriss Kross Amsterdam, 39

  LA Children’s Chorus (LACC), 17

  Lady Gaga, 39, 43, 82, 166

  Lana Del Rey, 19, 31, 43, 53, 188, 203

  “Landmine” (Finneas), 177

  Laneway Festival, 92, 94–95

  Låpsley, 29, 31–32

  Late Late Show, 201

  Late Late Show with James Corden, 77, 202

  Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, 42

  Latvia, 195

  Lauper, Cyndi, 201

  LA Weekly, 25

  La Zona Rosa, 54

  Lee, Rich, 188

  Leikeli47, 28

  Leinster, Madison, 106

  “Let’s Fall in Love for the Night” (Finneas), 178

  LGBTQ community, 145

  “Life Goes On” (Finneas), 178

  Life Inside Out (D’Agnenica), 16

  Lil Pump, 28

  Lithuania, 195

  Lizzo, 193, 203, 206

  “Location” (Khalid), 105

  Lollapalooza, Chicago, IL, 114, 115, 140

  London, UK, 64, 83, 99, 117, 141, 144–145, 171

  “Look at Me” (XXXTentacion), 127

  López Estrada, Carlos, 129

  Lorde, 20, 32

  Los Angeles, CA, 159, 193

  Highland Park, 13

  riverbed, 180

  Slightlys in, 25

  Sofar Sounds, 44

  Tenants of the Trees, 45

  Los Angeles Children’s Choir, 176

  Los Angeles Lakers, 204

  Los Angeles Times, 19

  Los Feliz, Los Angeles, CA, 181

  “Lost a Friend” (Finneas), 180

  Louis Vuitton, 116, 118, 209

  Lowe, Zane, 41, 43, 77, 105

  Lubliner, Justin, 43

  Luc Junior Tam, 112

  “Luck Pusher” (Finneas), 178

  Mahogany Sessions (YouTube), 87

  Maida Vale Studios, London, UK, 144

  Malaysia, 142

  Malibu, CA, 45

  Manchester, UK, 116

  Marian Hill, 57, 92

  Marquis, Brian, 78, 114

  Marr, Johnny, 209

  Mars, Bruno, 166

  Marshall, Andrew, 92–93, 100, 102, 118, 131, 144, 152, 179

  Martinez, Melanie, 19

  McCartney, Stella, 57, 171

  Melanie C, 206

  Melbourne, Australia, 75, 80

  Mendes, Shawn, 163, 182–183, 197

  Mendler, Bridgit, 54

  Metro, 115

  Metropolitan Opera House, Philadelphia, 169

  Mexico, 74

  Meyers, Dave, 163

  Miami, FL, 104, 210

  Michl, 44

  Microsoft Theater, Los Angeles, CA, 196

  Milan, Italy, 99

  Milano Rocks, 116

  Miles and AJ, 52

  Misha, 15

  Montreal, Canada, 113–114, 129

  Mo Pop, Detroit, MI, 114, 116–118

  Moretz, Chloë Grace, 54

  Mosaert, 112

  Moscow, Russia, 188

  Moses, 28

  “Motto, The” (Drake), 28

  MTV, 87

  MTV News, 157

  Mt. Wolf, 40

  Mu, 45

  Murakami, Takashi, 119, 152

  Music Declares Emergency (climate change awareness), 196

  Music Inspired by the Film Roma, 139

  music of Billie Eilish

  “!!!!!!,” 154, 156

  “6.18.18,” 127

  “8,” 74, 154, 156

  “all the good girls go to hell,” 155, 165–166, 188, 196

  “bad guy,” 154–155, 158–159, 163–165, 168, 183, 190

  “bellyache,” 44, 50–53, 57, 64, 68, 77, 80, 88, 93, 95, 126, 129, 131

  “bitches broken hearts,” 88, 104

  “Bored,” 54, 62

  “bury a friend,” 28, 140–143, 152–154, 156, 166, 188

  “come out and play,” 132–133

  “COPYCAT,” 64–65, 67, 79, 87, 126, 169

  dont smile at me, 67–69, 75, 88, 106

  “everything i wanted,” 194–195, 203

  “Fingers Crossed,” 27, 32

  “hostage,” 44, 68, 111–113

  “idontwannabeyouanymore,” 65, 91–92

  “ilomilo,” 156–157, 165

  “limbo,” 74–75, 80

  “listen before i go,” 154, 157

  “lovely,” 105–107, 119, 133

  “my boy,” 44, 57, 66, 68, 89, 99–100, 126

  “New Girl,” 94, 177

  “Nightmare,” 194

  “No Time to Die,” 7, 208

  “ocean eyes,” 28, 30–33, 37, 39–41, 43–44, 49–50, 53, 55, 61–62, 64, 66, 68, 77, 80, 87–88, 91–92, 105, 115, 126, 128, 137, 144, 167, 176–177, 201, 207

  “party favor,” 44, 68, 75, 87, 94, 113

  “sHE’s brOKen,” 26–27

  “Six Feet Under,” 41, 43–44, 50

  various covers, 73–74, 95, 113, 129, 144, 205

  various titles, 156–157

  “watch,” 77, 90, 138

  “What a Wonderful Life,” 13

  “WHEN I WAS OLDER,” 138–139, 143

  “when the party’s over,” 94, 101, 129–131, 133, 154, 156, 204

  When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?, 74, 140, 154, 164, 168, 175, 183, 188

  “wish you were gay,” 81, 144, 154, 156

  “xanny,” 155, 157–159, 202

  “you should see me in a
crown,” 116–118, 120, 126, 152, 154–155

  Nash, Kate, 54

  Nashville, TN, 195

  Neighbourhood at the Shrine, 29

  Netflix, 54, 139

  Netherlands, the, 107, 143, 169

  “New Girl” (Finneas), 94, 177

  New Music Friday (Spotify), 57

  New York, 14, 79, 87, 102, 104, 113, 131, 179, 188

  New York Fashion Week, 119

  New York Times, 29, 128, 204

  New Zealand, 18, 113, 168, 177

  “bury a friend,” 142

  first hits, 89, 125

  growing fan base, 69

  Laneway, 92

  “lovely,” 106–107

  sold out shows, 75

  “when the party’s over,” 131

  “you should see me in a crown,” 119

  Next Models, 120

  Nirvana, 129, 144

  NME, 56, 179, 211

  “No Music on a Dead Planet” (climate change slogan), 196

  Norway, 107, 131, 195

  No Time to Die, 208

  Novak, B. J., 157

  Nylon Germany, 169

  Nylon magazine, 88

  NZ Herald, 76

  Oakland, CA, 127

  O’Connell, Billie Eilish Pirate Baird. See career of Billie Eilish; music of Billie Eilish; personal life of Billie Eilish; styling of Billie Eilish

  O’Connell, Finneas, 8, 28, 33, 53–54, 66, 75, 87, 106, 140, 175–183

  “bad guy,” 154

  Billie’s “Pirate” moniker, 14

  early film roles, 16–17, 25

  enduring relationship with Billie, 17, 20, 39–41, 50–51, 57, 61–62, 69, 127, 176, 203

  homeschooling, 16–17

  “ocean eyes,” 30–31

  piano playing, 44, 64, 77, 94, 130

  Slightlys, the, 25, 30

  ukulele, 15

  uploading to SoundCloud, 26–27, 29

  “when the party’s over,” 130–131

  O’Connell, Patrick, 14–16, 78–79

  Office, The, 79, 156–157

  “Off to the Races” (Lana Del Rey), 19

  Okeechobee Music & Arts Festival, 99

  1 by 1 Tour, 121, 126, 131, 142–147, 179

  Onfroy, Jahseh. See XXXTentacion

  Oregon, 79

  Osaka, Japan, 119

  Oscars, 139, 205, 207, 209

  Osheaga, Montreal, Canada, 114

  Oslo, Norway, 99

  Other Stage, Glastonbury, UK, 170

  Outdoor Theatre, Coachella, 165

  Outside Lands, San Francisco, CA, 114

  OYOY label, 179

  Paris, France, 83, 99

  Park, Megan, 76

  Pawsitive Change Prison Program, 192

  Peaches, 181

  Peacock, Matty, 112

  Pepper, 15

  personal life of Billie Eilish

  a teenager, 55–56

  Billie’s Closet, 192

  birth, 13

  body image issues, 169–170, 210–211

  character, 7–8

  depression, 80, 91, 170, 189

  eighteenth birthday, 202–203

  enduring relationship with Finneas, 17, 20, 39–41, 50–51, 57, 61–62, 69, 127, 176, 203

  environmental concerns, 210

  fame, attitude to, 194–195

  family, 13–15

  favorite singers and music, 19, 114

 

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