EVERYTHING I WANTED
Watch The New Video For The Billie Eilish Song
Billie Eilish is always candid, but lately she’s been especially forthcoming about her discomfort with fame. The 17-year-old is one of the brightest new pop stars and offers a fresh sound and perspective on the evolving genre. But, it hasn’t been easy. In Rolling Stone’s Musicians on Musicians series, she admitted to Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong that touring makes her lonely and how “haunted” she is by her next album.
And haunting is an apt word to describe Eilish’s newest single “Everything I Wanted.” Eilish is no stranger to emotional songwriting, but this one feels different. It’s introspective and sad in a deeply personal way. Her lyrics pick apart emotions associated with fame and constant scrutiny. It asks questions like “If I knew it all then, would I do it again?” The music is simple enough to make it clear the words are what matter. But her sweet, eerie soprano sparkles as it always does.
We’re fascinated by Eilish’s fresh approach and her profound ways of showing emotion. She also seems to be able to make us feel what she is feeling. We’re waiting to discover what else she will share in her next album.
