Billie Eilish realizes her desire to appear on the world stage.
The Grammy winner, set to release her third studio album, Hit me hard and softMay 17—teased one of his new songs, “Lunch”, at Coachella. With lyrics like “I could eat this girl for lunch / And she dances on my tongue / Looks like she could be the one”.,»The bouncy, upbeat track puts Eilish’s sexuality front and center.
In its new cover in rolling stonereleased Wednesday, she spoke about the pivotal role the song played in helping her come to terms with her attraction to women.
“That song is actually part of what helped me become who I am, to be real,” the singer said. “I wrote part of it before I even did anything with a girl, and then I wrote the rest after. I’ve been into girls my whole life, but I just didn’t understand. Until last year I realized I wanted my face in a vagina.
Eilish reflected on the consequences of becoming one of the world’s biggest pop stars, lamenting the lack of control she would have over her own narrative. “I never in a million years planned to talk about my sexuality,” she said. “It’s really frustrating to me that this is happening.”
The “Why was I made?” the singer had already confided that he liked women in an interview with Variety last November. “I love them so much. I love them as people. I’m attracted to them as people. I’m really attracted to them,” she said at the time.
She later told the outlet that she had no plans to come forward during this specific interview. “I kind of thought, ‘Wasn’t that obvious?’ I didn’t realize people didn’t know that. I just don’t really believe it. I’m just like, “Why can’t we just exist?” » I’ve been doing this for a long time and I just haven’t talked about it. Oops,” she said. “But I saw the article and I was like, ‘Oh, I guess I came out today.’ Okay, cool. That’s exciting to me, because I guess people didn’t know that, but it’s cool that they did.
As an associate editor at HarpersBAZAAR.com, Chelsey stays on top of all things celebrity news. She also writes about social movements, connecting with activists leading the fight for workers’ rights, climate justice, and more. Offline, she probably spends too much time on TikTok, rewatching Emma (the 2020 version, of course) or buying yet another corset.
