Billie Eilish is one of the most prolific artists in the music industry today. Often considered a prodigy, starting to write and make music at an early age, Eilish went from DIY hopeful to international pop star in a remarkably short time. It’s no secret that Eilish comes from an extremely talented family and, significantly, every member of her close family unit has operated in one way or another within the industry. entertainment.
Eilish’s brother, Finneas, is a musical artist himself, but what many people don’t recognize is that he was also a big part of Billie Eilish’s songwriting journey. The two often talk about how they work in pairs and how their writing and performing process involves teamwork and collaboration.
Finneas, speaking about her career to date, said of her younger sister, “It’s like she knows exactly what she wants. She knows how to get what she wants. She knows what it will take. She knows even better when something is wrong, how to get it where it needs to be. That to me is what a true artist is. Even though we’re all together making songs and I produce them, that’s so much his vision. Especially when you go on stage every night. It’s so meticulously thought out by Billie and I constantly admire that in her.
While he sees this as Eilish’s own vision, it’s clear that Eilish herself also centers Finneas in her songwriting process. She even remembers the very first time she wrote music with him, saying, “We were sitting in my garage, and we were with a few of his friends, like some sort of random game of nothingness. Like someone was playing guitar and someone was playing drums stuff… I can’t even remember, it was just the most awful music from all of us. Then my brother started playing this little patch and then we just started writing.
She continues: “It was actually ‘Bellyache’ that we started writing. We wrote the rest kind of like, I think I was sitting on my bed, and he came in with his guitar, and we just wrote the song!
The way Eilish talks about her collaborative work with Finneas suggests that the natural and fun nature of their process is what laid the groundwork for success. Billie thought, “He’s the only reason I’m anywhere in the world. He’s probably the only reason I’m alive.
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