The singer Billie Eilish became depressed during the period in which she became world famous. She also had suicidal thoughts, she says The Gayle King Grammy Special.
“I felt no pleasure anymore. I honestly thought I would not be older than seventeen,” she says. As she became increasingly famous, she lost friends. The eighteen year old claimed to be isolated.
“I think of a time when I was in Berlin and sat alone in my hotel room. There was a window and I remember that I was crying because I was thinking about how I would die and that I would do that myself “Eilish says.
She went into therapy, so she learned to deal with depression and suicidal thoughts. She is happy that she can help fans with similar problems. “I grab them and say: take good care of yourself. Don’t do things to only hurt yourself more.”
Eilish is the youngest artist ever to be given the task of recording a soundtrack song for a James Bond movie. In addition, she has been nominated for six Grammies.
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