Billie Eilish: “What Was I Made For?”, Barbie & Songwriting | Apple Music
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- Опубліковано 6 чер 2024
- Interview recorded on Monday, July 10th in Los Angeles, CA
"Barbie" is undoubtedly one of the most anticipated movies of the year. At the end of last year, Finneas asked Billie Eilish to make a song for the movie after a conversation with Greta Gerwig and Mark Ronson. Now, the song, "What Was I Made For?" is ready to be released.
Billie Eilish and Zane Lowe sit down in the theater to discuss the making of her song, "What Was I Made For?", which was created specifically for the blockbuster of the summer, but is also somehow incredibly personal. Billie opens up about her experience being involved in the movie, her feelings about songwriting for film and TV, and the childhood connection to Barbie that makes this a "full circle" moment.
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00:00 - Billie Eilish on Her Involvement with Barbie
9:34 - Inspiration Behind “What Was I Made For?”
20:28 - Writer's Block
27:35 - Billie Eilish on The Future
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Love how she pulled out the little clothes that were a reference to her past music videos. Such a hit of nostalgia and I live for it. ❤️
I wish I could... but I just CAN'T watch it... ❤❤❤
and the crown 🥰
I love how she took out her Grammy outfit and acknowledged it longer than the rest of the outfits ❤
and the camo one
@@crazyyoutuberguywhy not?
It‘s so validating to hear that being uninspired for long periods of time and facing obstacles in your creative process is a thing that happens to other people too. Creativity really is not something that can be controlled. And it doesn’t undermine your abilities as an artist.
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Yep creativity is free flowing and our lives and the factors that influence also inform our creativity. The difference here is that a professional artist still has to mine and carve something out, even if they don’t feel inspired. I think with creativity it’s important to just keep going
When your ghostwriter is unhappy with you
when did she said that?
when did she said that?
it blows my mind that Billie is 21 and Finneas is 26. They are such wonderful artists. Their parents must be SO SO PROUD.
for being a part of this industry? i dont think so or they must be very ignorant!shes a total clown and she copies other artists shes just a fake product used by this industry not even herself!
What! Phineas is my age!??! He looks mid 30s
Paul McCartney was 22 when he wrote “Yesterday.” He was 28 when the Beatles broke up.
It’s unbelievable and a godsend that these two kids made a song like What Was I Made For? Its artistic brilliance 100%
It honestly might be one of my favorite Billie songs to date
Absolutely. Definitely goes down as one of her best ever.
My absolute favourite Billie song was “when the party’s over”, but “What Was I Made For?” took the first spot.
I am in constant awe of her and she just keeps getting better .
@@meltepeyac8690 Same.
i made a short film featuring this song by Billie. It is about leaving abusive people and places. I would be really grateful if you could watch it and give your opinion on it, i am a beginner at filmmaking ❤️🩹
Billie with glasses im dead on the floorr
She looks awesome with everything😭
Right?! She is stunning.
I literally had a heart attack
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Zane Lowe is FANTASTIC. I love watching any interview he does. He asks the right questions, makes artists feel safe, and allows them to be vulnerable and honest.
He's the best out there!
Absolutely love all his interviews, he’s amazing!
BILLIE W
Agreed!!!
He’s a walking cringeball 🤢
Zane Lowe BLOWS me away with every interview. He has a talent to converse with people and draw things out in them that simply can't be taught. His questions are well researched but more importantly, they're inspired. You can tell he's REALLY listening and connecting with the person he's interviewing in a way that's so genuine and comfortable, that you don't even remember it's an interview. It takes so much vulnerability and WISEDOM on his end to be able to do what he does.
if he's so "good" then why does he keep interrupting her?
he does a LOT of mirroring of his interviewees and i think it goes a long way towards making them comfortable which can feel less like an interview and more like a gentle therapy sesh with a good friend.
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Billie is an artist in every sense of the word. She’s unapologetically herself and cares to want to know people. I would not surprised if the song wins her another Oscar.
i made a short film featuring this song by Billie. It is about leaving abusive people and places. I would be really grateful if you could watch it and give your opinion on it, i am a beginner at filmmaking 🖤!
@@maks.archer I saved it and will watch it later 🌸
@@maks.archerill watch it
She won her Oscar and Grammy for the song!
This song hits so hard - she so perfectly describes feeling that constant existential dread that comes with depression, when you so frequently question life and what your purpose is - pairing it with a powerful video that captures the feeling of when you're little and try to play with Barbie a certain way but then things go wrong and you feel so out of control, and then tying that in to the message of the movie of the biggest struggle of life; trying to figure out who you are.
Okay ... You're almost there - now think Jeffrey Epstein.
"Giant Toddler Troll" this will help you find the key!
@@taylororor Use your imagination, Tay
@@taylororor Rain. Yellow. Use your little toddler brain!
@@taylororor One exists of Bill Clinton too.
Billie has found her calling in the music industry and that's to make people emotionally feel some kind of way. ❤
Whole heartedly agree
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This is so vague and generic lmao
I covered what was I made for? and I'd love if you checked it out thx! :)
@@tack3545ight? every song is going to make someone feel something emotionally like what??
They are so insanely talented. Like it’s one thing to create art without restrictions, writing about break ups, etc. But Greta showed them the movie and asked them to come up with a song - and they managed to create this?? Something that totally fits the specific Barbie plot WHILE also personal to Billie?? I am impressed by these people’s creativity and skills.
The melody is so Billie and it works so beautifully well in the movie when played with the montage about moments in life. So touching. Now whenever I play this song I want to cry
i agree with you, Billie is so talented. i made a short film featuring this song by her. It is about leaving abusive people and places. I would be really grateful if you could watch it and give your opinion on it, i am a beginner at filmmaking ❤️🩹
Oscar winning potential. I love this song so much.
Oh, yes!! Such a beautiful song
And fast forward!
And she got an Oscar’s!
i love how natural this interview is. it’s so refreshing to see him and billie just have a conversation. they are both so incredibly inspiring
She and her brother are truly some of the most talented songwriters of this generation
It baffles me that Billie is only 21, and she made a whole career for herself with her brother, but she’s not even 25 yet, and she can literally put a greatest hits out. She has so much time ahead of her, and can’t wait to see what will happen next in her career. She is just so naturally talented as her brother is, and it’s only been 5 years since her first album came out. That’s just crazy.
I’m amazed at Billies wisdom at her age, and I’m 71. I love her music.
I'm 52 and love her music too. Billie's an old soul.
I’m 51. My daughter is 12 and, like Billie, has Tourette Syndrome. Not only am I amazed by her insane talent and crazy beautiful voice, I am incredibly grateful that she is open about having TS. It has given my daughter such relief to see a celebrity cope with it.
Feeling like you don't know how to be happy or just forgot, but also knowing that you maybe can be if you figure out what your purpose is - she describes depression so beautifully.
Zane and billies dynamic is so amazing to watch, the way they relay off of each other is so relaxed and authentic, we love to see the genuine connection between interviewer, interviewee, but also as friends 🩷🩷
It's literally...what he does for a living... Lol
I could see her with a guy like that.
@@RaymondRAYCE yeah , but the point is that he does his job well
I covered what was I made for? and I'd love if you checked it out thx! :)
i didn't how he kept leading her responses by making statements about what he assumed she thought or felt and just expected her to agree with him
“Things can age without aging poorly“ is so true. Things, people can change completely but that doesn’t mean they were bad before.
I'm glad that they're still interviewing with Zane. He was one of the first music critics who interviewed Billie and Finneas and actively boosted their music.
i swear she keeps releasing music at the right time every single time
when i heard that lyric "I used to float, now I just fall down " all I saw was Barbie floating out of her dreamhouse. it's perfect
How does someone manage to look 40 and 20 at the same time and still look absolutely fabulous
As a woman who played with Barbie as a kid, and then grew to experience the different nuances of life, then becoming a mother to a daughter This song hit me hard. Paired with the scenes in the movie, sitting with my stepmom and daughter, I was in tears in the theater 😭
Right?! At period time, we were the carefree little girls with Barbies in our hands and dreaming about everything. But next, we have our own daughters to buy a Barbie for. Feels like we are very different now. Deep down, we are still the same gleeful little girls.
she’s just so real. i love her.
I’m really happy she put a personal touch to the song.
Lost my dad a month ago and heard this out of the blue and sure enough... I cried for 5+ hours because it truly encapsulates everything and nothing.
Thank you for creating this masterpiece..
I’m 100% sympathetic about how we can’t control creativity/inspiration so I’ll wait how many years is needed to hear her third project cuz I just know I’ll love it. I can’t lie… I was super excited thinking we would have an album this year but this song is SO good I’ll hold on to it for now.
Such a good song!!!
Bille is a genius. To think she is so young. Her brother Finneas as well. It's so inspiring.
This song perfectly encapsulates the feeling of being a woman and not just that-the feeling of being a human that Barbie touches on. Here we have all of these expectations and pressures and too often I'm left questioning what exactly is it that im made for. What barbie taught me is that maybe the point is that im not made for any thing particularly, except the experience of real life
I sometimes hear this from men too. I think we all find that we question ourselves and why we are hwre
Feeling of being a human*
@@roll2ones I said that! :) "the feeling of being a woman and not just that-the feeling of being a human"
@@bankrolldame I apologize I didn’t see that part. Honestly I just read the first sentence and replied, but I agree with your comment 100%
I’m bedridden due to health and I put this song on my bed when I’m going crazy with pain and I fall asleep. I’m like a baby and this song stops the cycle of physical pain. Thank you 🙏🏼
I love this format so much! Jumping right into conversation and treating this like a panel almost is what makes this feel like a conversation including the viewer, would love to see it continued ❤
Billie really has the voice to convey such deep messages. This is literally a masterpiece and will be on repeat for the next several weeks
That's what inspiration is! Every poem I've ever written the words just came and made no sense in the moment, then i went back and read and they were exactly how I felt. It's beautiful to hear her talk about this.
She is so grown and confident. I love to see it. So so proud of her
I rarely finishes an interview, and this has been the one that I have for the past couple of years. Billie's thought process and her love to her craft is something else
you can see her eyes sparkling out of passion-i love interviews like this
What a great interview. I’m a 54 year old man, but I love Billie. She’s just so good. I admire who she is as a person as well as her music. Finneas is also amazing. I really appreciate Zane Lowe’s ability to interview her in a very thoughtful, insightful way.
So, I watched the movie, stunning, didn't hear the song, or at least, it was on my periphery. I saw the live video floating around UA-cam and was piqued, but still didn't hit me. I start watching this video and stopped to watch Billie's official video. It has completely overwhelmed me. I'm too old for this, but it still hits like a ton of bricks. Came back to listen to the process. Thank you Apple Music for the great interview.
the way that Billie can pull of ANYTHING 😫😫😫😫
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She should create a concept album writing from the perspective of characters or moments in movies she relates to and call it mirrorball or motion capture.
I actually really love that idea
You should create it :) if it inspires you
@@kennethjames6114 True!
@@kennethjames6114 we give so many of our creative ideas to artist little do we be knowing we could be artists ourselves half the time
Sufjan Stevens did something similar.
Billie Eillish
is my first and only artist I can give a genuine answer saying I love her and no bs when I tell ppl who’s my favorite music artist!💛💛💛
I completely agree
I could listen to these two chat all day, they’re both so natural and relaxed together.
She’s so incredibly humble. I love her so much
This song just GETS it. It is exactly how I feel as well, Billie. Love it. Keep creating music.
Wow, now knowing it’s about how she feels, the lyrics “Turns out i’m not real, just something you paid for” hits even harder ⚡️ 😩
i know there is a line of questions that need to asked but the relationship between these two makes the conversation flow so naturally like there’s no cameras, just two people talking about pop culture
This guy is literally the best interviewer. I love his interviews.
These two are so natural together, it really shows who they are. I feel like I could hang with either of them and it would just roll., so real. Thanks
their interviews together are always so raw and pure, love them both.
The subconcious muind is so powerful, Billie has such a conextion its so cool to get to hear your deepest thoughts freely disconnecting yourself from it. Getting to know yourself like that is so surreal
It’s so obvious that you two are great friends. Billie has done so many great interviews over the years. This one is right up there with the best!
She's SO getting another Oscar.
She’s literally saved my life over and over again. Thank you Billie for existing ❤️
pretty sure she "literally" did not unless she has been doing EMT training on the side
@@JamesJoyce12 I always think it funny when someone says they saved my life. like what you mean? your telling me a song saved you come on.
@@needum9212yes because our feelings are expressed through lyrics and words and Melodie’s coming from other people who feel the same way as us. Small-minded people like y’all wouldn’t understand 😘
@@Thealexiswhite I get that but how did that save your life. your telling me if you didnt hear these songs you would be dead right now?
@@needum9212 probably 💀
the reason i love it whenever zane is interviewing billie is that he cares enough to call her out on her self deprecating comments !!!! he's such a cool industry friend to have
this video is so comforting, the way they’re just sitting so casually in a theater and it just feels like two friends chatting, especially since the interviewer is a new zealander (like me lol), it feels so homely and warm.
I didn’t listen to the song until the movie came out. I heard it for the first time as I sat through the credits. It was so so beautiful! And if I remember correctly there was this beautiful string play out at the end which aren’t isn’t in the single and that was gorgeous too. What a masterpiece. Billie and Finneas have such a stunning gift together. I’m happy I get to experience it. 💗💗💗
Fantastic interview! I absolutely loved hearing her talk about how she wrote the song only thinking about Barbie, and later realized how much it related to her own life. Makes the song that much more beautiful. Billie and Finneas are truly some of the most special musicians of this generation, and it’s wild and wonderful we get to witness their growth as artists and people.
Two absolute legends who love and appreciate each others craft. Beautiful to see.
OH. MY. GOSH.
billie created a masterpiece here n zanes interview gives so much insight to the track, perfectly on brand for both
great job guys!!
any time someone interviews with zane my excitement is like 10x the normal level bc he’s such a great interviewer
I don't know how to describe this feeling, but observing her during this interview, I can imagine how she will be in 5, 10, 20 years
Most genuine and relaxing interview I've seen in a long time..or ever. Love it!
Billie is magic. And what a great interviewer! This was really special to watch.
Her videos have aged so well. All of them! I literally love all of them. Even the ones not directed by her.
I cannot wait for this movie. So many amazing humans have been involved in sooooooooo stoked
Oh my god. When her song played on those theater speakers during that scene in Barbie…I BAWLED.
Billie inspires me more than ANYONE in the world. She’s literally my life. Without her….I don’t know 😢❤❤❤
I love her so much 😭 she’s everything
there’s so much admiration i have for billie and finneas, but this made me appreciate greta even moreso. to have a filmmaker that is so passionate and careful about their work, not to mention caring enough to give billie and finneas the space to feel and create something that spoke to them, is so rare and hard to come by.
This interview reminds me of inside the actors studio. So informative, but this vibe is way more personal and relaxed. I would love to see Billie and Finneas write a musical. Their collaborative work is sublime..truly just a breath of fresh air
I remember when Ruth said take my hands close your eyes now feel and this song played I literally started bawling crying cause I felt like it was her saying feel your emotions and let them out . I suffer with terrible anxiety and have to take medication for it that when I heard this song it was like billie said everything I was feeling ( like Billie said it was exactly how she felt , it’d also how I feel ) dealing with stress and anxiety daily it’s like I forgot how to be happy and I don’t know how to deal with the anxiety of everyday life etc . This song is sung so beautifully it’s perfect and it was perfect for the barbie movie. This song really struck a chord deep for me and still to this day makes me emotional. She’s a great artist and this is my favourite Billie Ellis’s song to date
I love her so much ❤ I hope they never stop making music
god i love her so much.
I love Billie because of her songs, her looks and her attitude towards her fans she is soooo nice towards everyone and it’s amazing
Zane is such an incredible interviewer. He prioritises his guests being comfortable and this whole interview with billie is so natural and open, he sparks truly passionate and honest conversation
I could honestly listen to her talk forever billie you are a treasure
When Billie was talking about not thinking about herself and only thinking about Barbie, is exactly what makes this song so relevant. We can all connect with this doll and Billie. We have all experienced these feelings. I feel like this song was made about me at times of my life. That's why it hits. Such a shared human experience. Well done
her talent knows no bounds.
this was an absolutely incredible interview. nothing superficial or "filler" about it. I love this guy too, seems so authentic and wholesome and passionate. Love billie as always, im glad the world is starting to see her for how intelligent and skilled she is in her artistry. This movie was such an important part of the landscape of society and film and "girlhood". It was kind of perfect that billie was a part of that.
THAT IS an interview ! Love them both. So down to earth, no BS. Just chatting Honestly. NEVER CHANGE Billie x
I just love how normal and comfortabel they are talking and sitting
It's interesting to hear her perspective on what barbie was to her as a girl. She says that as a kid she didn't really think about how barbie was setting a beauty standard she wasn't part of. But as a little Asian girl in America in the 80s I did. I often felt a vein of resentment towards barbie and all dolls at the store, blonde was always the main product line with variations being brunette, and I resented that. I enjoyed barbie dolls and the fashions and the hair, it was decadent, but I wasn't white and dolls reminded me of that daily, and I thought I might never be as pretty as barbie.
I'm glad this movie came out to help round out for society everything that barbie has touched on through the years. She's a toy and a fashion icon and a role model and a cautionary tale all in one. 👱♀️
Interesting, I never noticed that as much. I grew up in Russia and ot me Barbie signified a princess, nothing more. A celebration and a dream. And the fact that I didn't look like her didn't matter to me. I guess to each their own and each child internalized differently
That song is such a masterpiece. Made me cry. And her voice is just mind-blowing. It makes me think of a Broadway musical hit.
the way zane and billie conversate with eachother is so perfect like they both have similar ways of thinking and are able to understand and relay off eachothers thoughts
I loved that she shows all of her clothes from the past. I admire everything she does!!💗💗💗I love u Billie!!
This is hands down the best Billie Eilish interview ive ever watched. What a chemistry
this is why i love her. thank you for making music billie ♡
When Finneas and Billie write for film, true alchemical magic happens. My favorites of theirs are always from film. 🙌🏽 This one takes the cake. 2nd Oscar on the way.
Beautiful song and video rife with themes of identity, self-doubt, and the pressure of expectations. The lyric "I'm not real, just something you paid for" paired with the way she examines and reflects on each outfit seems like an introspective exploration of her own identity; as if the various stages and eras throughout her career have compromised or confused her authentic sense of self, and she desperately wants to reclaim it. As if she feels more like a product than a person. My take is the tremor, wind and rain seem like outside forces and an environment trying to prevent her journey of self-discovery. To me, her picking up the wreckage and leaving speaks to her fight to reclaim her sense of self, leaving the obstacles behind in the pursuit of happiness. Such a beautiful, haunting and ethereal song.
Oh and they chose the perfect moment for the song to play, instant tears!!!
Give this woman an Oscar and a Grammy 💖
Then all she will need is an Emmy and a Tony and she will be an EGOT winner. (But that will take some time. I wouldn’t expect that until Billie’s 30s)
You are aware she already has one gold fellow and 4 grammaphones on a shelf.
As always, INCREDIBLE interview ZANE! I love their friendship! Also love the cinematogrpahy of this video! Absolutely lovley! 💚
Preach on Billie. My wife and I are both looking forward to the movie and I couldn't be happier that Billie did this song for it.
this song has been stuck in my head NON STOP since I saw the movie, and I wouldn't have it any other way
OMG. Such a beautiful song. Right now I can't hear it without getting really emotional. No doubt my favorite Billie Eilish track.
billie is a living legend.
No, she surly is not.
@@dopecat4012and you are ? Commenting on people and spelling wrong , wow
@@shapyronyt183 your question mark and comma shouldn't be spaced after the last letter.
Those two had a good chemistry together. Nice interview where we felt both very relax and sincere.
in love with her style and this glasses, love it love it love it!!!
It just shows the immense talent that they have. I feel each word.