Billie Eilish has always been upfront about it fight against body dysmorphiaand she took it to a whole new level during a interview with rolling stone. During the chat, the singer revealed how masturbation helped her deal with “extreme body issues.”
“TMI, but self-pleasure is a huge, huge part of my life and a huge, huge help to me,” she revealed. “People should care, man. I can’t stress this enough, as someone with extreme body issues and dysmorphia that I’ve had my whole life.
Specifically, the 22-year-old described how masturbating in front of a mirror allowed her to “have such a raw, deep connection with myself and my body.”
“Looking in the mirror and thinking, ‘I look really beautiful right now’ is very helpful,” Eilish continued. “I learned that looking at myself and watching myself feel pleasure was extremely helpful in loving and accepting myself and feeling empowered and comfortable.
Elsewhere in the interview, Eilish spoke about herself upcoming third album Hit me hard and soft and why she decided do not share a single before its release.
Eilish’s inspiration for the title came by chance. She thought it was the name of a synthesizer in Logic Pro and realized the phrase was not only a “perfect encapsulation of what this album does” but also summed up her general outlook on life.
“It’s an impossible request: You can’t be hit hard or soft,” she said. “You can’t do anything hard and soft at the same time. I’m quite an extremist person, and I really like it when things are very physically intense, but I also like it when things are very tender and gentle. I want two things at once. So I thought that was a really good way to describe myself, and I love that it’s not possible.
As for the release, Eilish explained: “Whenever an artist I love releases a single without the context of the album, I already tend to hate it. I really don’t like it when things are out of context. This album is like a family: I don’t want a little child to be alone in the middle of the room.
Hit me hard and soft is scheduled for release on May 17.