Billie admits that she’s quite fascinated with the aesthetic of the mid-20th century pin-ups. On the subject of fashion, sexy has not made news in recent years - although the Fall 2021 Burberry collection breathed a bit of sensual life into today’s women who demand to be taken seriously. Once you’ve been compared to Billie Holiday by Elton John, the sky’s the limit. People who ask if Billie Eilish is the next Cyndi Lauper, now know the stakes are far higher. “I feel more like a woman, somehow,” she says, surprised. She was “ready for it to suck” - the blonde metamorphosis - but it’s been transformative. It took four dye sessions and a lot of patience to erase the signature jet black and lurid green we’ve known for 18 months. Two days later, the hair debut was the third most-liked post ever. A few weeks later, she went Instagram-official with an image that became the fastest post to reach a million likes: a cool six minutes. “I’m not putting on that f**king wig one more time!” the pop star Zoomed to debut her Botticelli blonde hairdo. Those words are one hell of a compliment from a great musician himself !!!Īs for the old soul’s, 19-year-old current-life decision to go blonde and voluptuous in British Vogue - in advance of her new album, Billie had a send off in February. She reminds me of Billie Holiday, Sarah Vaughan – a totally old soul from a vocal point of view. “Billie Eilish’s songs come from within her.
“I don’t think there’s ever been such a young pop artist to write songs that are so personal,” Elton John tells Snapes.