Billie Eilish has opened up about what could come next in her hugely successful career. The singer-songwriter rose to fame as a teenager and has won numerous awards thanks to hits such as 'Bad Guy' and 'Birds of a Feather'. But there is a dream away from charting number one that she thinks would be 'pretty crazy'.
Billie Eilish on Her Musical Ambitions
The star spoke with Fleur East on Hits Radio Breakfast. The presenter revealed how the star's tour reminded her of a West End show. Fleur told the singer: 'I feel like your life story is amazing.' And Billie responded: 'Oh, thank you for saying that. Hell yeah.' She went on to say: 'I mean, maybe someday when I have time to do such a thing (musical), hell yeah, I would love to do that would be pretty crazy.'
Billie added: 'I feel like, yeah, in a way I'm like, so, I mean, I grew up as a dancer, so that kind of theatre, bowing to each side... And also love being in plays as a kid and stuff. Like I love that side.' She also said she wanted her tour stage to 'feel like a playground'. 'I want to play on the playground,' she told the host. 'I used to say like, Can I have something to climb on? And that's not as easy as you might think.'
Billie Eilish's Rise to Fame and Family Background
The US pop sensation has won seven Grammy Awards and sold millions of albums in her career to date. But while her whirlwind rise to success grabbed the headlines, she was raised in a modest bungalow in Los Angeles by actor parents Maggie Baird and Patrick O'Connell. With song and dance playing a key part in her life from the moment she could talk, Billie's chosen career path was not entirely surprising. She previously said: 'Music was always underlying. I always sang. It was like wearing underwear. It was just always underneath whatever else you were doing.'
Her mother Maggie featured on popular TV series, including 'The X-Files', 'Bones' and 'Curb Your Enthusiasm', as well as a cameo in 'Friends'. Father Patrick, meanwhile, spent time on Broadway and appeared in 'The West Wing' and 'NYPD Blue'. It is their influence that helped forge their daughter's career. She went on: 'For years, I saw my parents beat up over the fact that they didn't have it better. My dad is the best actor I've ever seen. And my mom can do all these voices and characters – she's incredible. So I wish they'd had more recognition.'
Homeschooling and Early Life
Both Billie and her brother Finneas were homeschooled. Billie believes this was highly beneficial to her development. 'I learned how to do math by cooking with my mom,' she said. 'I learned, like, how to build sh*t from my dad.' Explaining their decision to educate their children themselves, Patrick said: 'Our whole stance was general knowledge is all.'
