Billie Eilish says she 'grieves' the 13-year-old girl she was before fame
- Billie Eilish opened up about the pressure of fame in a recent interview with Vogue.
- The Grammy winner was 13 years old when she began releasing music and 15 when she shot to stardom.
Billie Eilish said she misses the teenage version of herself before she entered the spotlight.
The "Happier Than Ever" singer invited a group of young activists to join her new cover story for Vogue, which is focused on Eilish's efforts to combat climate change.
At one point during the interview, climate activist Tori Tsui asked Eilish "how she deals with the weight of millions of people's expectations."
"It's wild," Eilish replied. "In my head, nobody knows who I am. Nobody knows what I look like."
"I was 13 when I put stuff out for the first time," she continued. "I look back at who I was, when fewer eyes were on me. I grieve that. I strive to be that kid again."
Eilish famously shot to stardom after uploading "Ocean Eyes" to Soundcloud. The song was written by her brother Finneas O'Connell and recorded when Eilish was 13 years old.
Now 21, Eilish has since released two chart-topping albums, broken several streaming records, and won seven Grammy Awards.
The superstar previously told V magazine that her life "feels the same" as it did before she got famous except she doesn't "have any friends."
"I have to remind myself what my life actually is to the outside world, because I just forget sometimes. My life really, honestly feels the same as it did when I was a child," she said.