Billie Eilish is not shy when it comes to her Avril Lavigne fandom. In fact, when she met her idol she let the world know by posting a picture of the two of them on Instagram accompanied by a caption that exclaimed "THANK YOU FOR MAKING ME WHAT I AM."
So what does the original anti-pop star think of the new generation looking up to her? She couldn't be more thrilled.
“It’s an honor any time -- especially someone as talented and cool and creative as Billie -- mentions that I’ve had an impact on their music career,” the singer-songwriter told Billboard during a recent interview. “My approach was always just like, I’m going to be myself, write the songs that I want to write, dress how I want to dress -- because when I entered the industry, everyone was showing their bellies and had a bunch of dancers around them and were bubblegum pop, and I was so different. I was dressing in Dickies and Converse and like a dude, and playing loud guitar in my songs.”
“We’re in a time now where people want real, and they want authentic and they can read past the bulls**t,” she continued. “That was something I always stood my ground on, and I always fought to be true to myself. And she’s an artist who is very much herself, and also extremely talented -- and that’s why it’s working for her.”
Though Lavigne has grown a lot since "Sk8r Boi," she has always stayed true to herself whatever that chapter may be. On her most recent album Head Above Water, the 34-year-old opened up about her grueling battle with Lyme Disease.
Read her full interview with Billboard here.
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