Why Billie Eilish Calls Her Younger Self ‘a Little Idiot’

Billie Eilish has been in the spotlight from a very young age. At just 14 years old, her music started gaining attention. By age 18, her first album topped the Billboard charts and earned her an armful of Grammys. The singer might seem to have it all figured out. But even she looks back on her younger self as “a little idiot.”

Billie Eilish’s annual Vanity Fair interview

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Singer Billie Eilish attends the ‘2017 Billboard Music Awards’ and ELLE Present Women In Music at YouTube Space LA at YouTube Space LA on May 16, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. | Rich Fury/Getty Images

For the last six years, Eilish has sat down with Vanity Fair for an interview. Each year, she’s asked the same questions and reviews her answers from years past. It’s an interesting way for the pop star’s fans and Eilish herself to look at how much she’s grown and changed as an artist.