Billie Eilish has spawned a whole legion of imitators since her debut as a teenager. The aftermath of her pop dominance has bred a lot of young women doing the wispy singing without any of the depth that makes Billie great. Since “Ocean Eyes,” her soft cooing creates a subtle emotional heft that coincides with her deeply impactful songwriting. Eilish is raw, and she wears her heart on her sleeve, even when she was just a kid. However, as popular as a record like “Ocean Eyes” is, she doesn’t seem to take it as seriously as her fanbase does.

In a 2024 interview with Stephen Colbert, Billie Eilish opened up about her album HIT ME HARD AND SOFT. By that point, she’d been around for a while. Currently, she’s circling around a decade in the music industry, in the spotlight since early puberty.

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