Billie Eilish has revealed that her new concert film came about after James Cameron emailed her mother with the suggestion. The singer said the award-winning director, known for blockbusters including Avatar and Titanic, pitched the idea for the 3D film, Hit Me Hard And Soft: The Tour.
Speaking to Jordan North on Capital Breakfast, Eilish was asked whose idea the project was. She explained that she had no plans to make any kind of film of the tour when her mother received the unexpected email. "It was James Cameron's idea. He literally came to my mum," she said.
The singer said her mother told her about the message while she was at home after a year on the road. "She goes 'Billie I got an email from James Cameron.' So, then we just got on the phone and talked about it and I can't even believe that that happened and now it's done, and here it is."
Eilish, who directed and produced the film alongside Cameron, said she was delighted that the project would allow her latest headlining tour to "live on forever". She added: "I get to have this forever and the fans get to have it. It's pretty cool that it's going to exist forever for me to watch. And I think what's really special about it being 3D is feeling like we're right there."
In the same interview, Eilish recalled joining Justin Bieber on stage at Coachella last month, a moment she said was only suggested to her moments beforehand. Describing it as a "life-changing dream", she said she was so overcome with emotion that "my legs gave out". She added: "I can't actually believe that I lived it. I can't even think about it. I can't even talk about it. I can't even look at the videos, it's too intense for me."
