{"id":29187,"date":"2019-08-19T11:28:00","date_gmt":"2019-08-19T17:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/b1066042"},"modified":"2019-08-19T11:28:00","modified_gmt":"2019-08-19T17:28:00","slug":"billie-eilish-recalls-the-executives-who-predicted-she-would-have-a-horrible-career","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kift\/music-news\/billie-eilish-recalls-the-executives-who-predicted-she-would-have-a-horrible-career\/","title":{"rendered":"Billie Eilish Recalls the Executives Who Predicted She Would Have a ”Horrible Career”"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Finding success in the music industry is a marathon\u2014not a sprint.<\/p>\n

And while pop culture fans know Billie Eilish<\/strong> for her signature sound and hit songs like “bad guy” and “ocean eyes,” the singer-songwriter is opening up about her rise in the music industry that had a few roadblocks.<\/p>\n

In the new issue of V Magazine<\/a><\/em>, the 17-year-old recalls the early days of her career where not everyone wanted to be attached to her talents.<\/p>\n

“I remember the first time I had any sort of meeting with a label or management, I was 13. I think the only people that didn’t look at me like I was going to have a horrible career were the people that I ended up working with,” she shared with the publication. “Everyone was just like, \u2018Oh, you’re 13, yikes, you’re going to be used,’ and this and that. And I am like, \u2018Yo, y’all are the people that would use me in the situation you are talking about.’ So, I don’t know what that is supposed to mean.”<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n

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Billie added, “The only people who didn’t say that s–t were the people that I felt an energy and connection with. I am really, really lucky and grateful that I have had the experience that I had with my label and with my team and everyone, because I never had any issues with people trying to pull me in a different direction, one in which I would not want to be headed. I think that might just be because I have always been the kind of person that knows what the f–k I want, and if it’s not what I want, then I am not going to do it.”<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n

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Perhaps her experiences growing up helped the singer be strong-willed today. It also likely contributed to her success that includes Grammy buzz and sold-out shows across the country.<\/p>\n

“I think it’s my best quality and my worst quality, how strong-willed I am, because it has brought me here. It literally has created who I am because I was just like, ‘You know what? I am going to do this and that’s that,’ you know?” she explained. “But then it’s bad sometimes, too, because I shouldn’t do s–t and I do it anyways. So I don’t know.”<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n

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Pharrell Williams<\/a><\/strong>, who helped conduct the interview, also couldn’t help but acknowledge the “spirit” Billie possesses on and off stage.<\/p>\n

“I would say this is proof yet again that it’s not about one’s age. Your answers have already illustrated that. And understanding that requires a lot of self-awareness,” the “Happy” singer shared. “To me, not only is it not about age\u2014it’s not about the flesh. It’s about the spirit. And your spirit is definitely an older one.”<\/p>\n

The new issue of V Magazine<\/em> hits newsstands on August 26. You can pre-order your copy online now<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n

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