Billie Eilish has been open about the emotional journey behind her songwriting for the movie 'Barbie,' speaking at the songwriter #THRRoundtable about how proud she is, especially of the way it brought women together. At the Palm Springs Film Awards, Eilish dedicated her award to those struggling emotionally, acknowledging her own 'dark' times and recalling a 'dark episode' while writing the 'Barbie' song. Eilish, who has a history of writing music for movies as an exercise, didn't anticipate the overwhelming response to her song 'What Was I Made For?' for 'Barbie.' Alongside her brother Finneas, she felt they created something special for the iconic doll's world. Eilish's involvement in 'Barbie' has been praised by Meryl Streep, who credited her and Finneas with delivering joy and saving the movies last summer. Eilish also expressed a desire to pursue more acting roles and shared a photo from the studio, signaling ongoing creative endeavors.
Billie Eilish Reveals 'Barbie' Helped Her Get Out of a 'Dark' Place, Admits She 'Spent a Lot of Time' Not Wanting to Be Alive https://t.co/WIdVDgFwGG Click the image for details:
Billie Eilish recalls being in a "dark episode" while writing ‘Barbie’ song https://t.co/YXFrJtDzqZ
Billie Eilish opened up about a 'dark episode' she had while writing her song for 'Barbie' when she questioned 'the point' of living. https://t.co/80oFTdm98p
Meryl Streep praises Billie Eilish and Finneas’ involvement in ‘BARBIE’: “You’ve saved the movies last summer and all of our jobs. You’ve delivered joy to countless generations and genders of people, and you should surf that wave, kids, until you’re old and deserve to be jaded… https://t.co/7kT92GHglP
Meryl Streep to Billie Eilish and Finneas on their involvement in ‘BARBIE’: "You’ve saved the movies last summer and all of our jobs. You’ve delivered joy to countless generations and genders of people, and you should surf that wave, kids." https://t.co/GARK75e4eo
Billie Eilish: Singer dedicates award for Barbie song to people struggling emotionally https://t.co/jmcwdkGNlN
During an acceptance speech at the annual Palm Springs Film Awards last night, Billie Eilish admitted that she has been through some "dark" times in recent years. https://t.co/C4Bl2sDhsG
Billie Eilish Recalls Being in "Dark Episode" While Writing 'Barbie' Song and "Not Really Wanting to Be Here" https://t.co/tkzoc41IjV
Billie Eilish wants to act more. https://t.co/C1Cjm8RD4R https://t.co/La5gBpfQQQ
Billie Eilish and Finneas recall the moment they knew "What Was I Made For?" was right for #Barbie: "I think we did something good here." https://t.co/C1Cjm8RD4R https://t.co/NiEw2b0N1p
Billie Eilish grew up writing music for movies as a songwriting exercise, so when she wrote “What Was I Made For?” for #Barbie, she wasn’t thinking about anything other than the world’s most iconic doll. But the response was overwhelming. Read more: https://t.co/KmqnldGIZl
Billie Eilish shares photo from the studio. https://t.co/WzTch52Mtu
"I was really moved by that, and especially the way it brought women together" - Billie Eilish speaks on how proud she is during the songwriter #THRRoundtable https://t.co/zO5G6Ti64p