When Billie Eilish appeared on the cover of British Vogue last year with blonde hair and a revealing outfit, she suddenly moved away from the signature look she had acquired as a pop star.
Now, the singer admits the switch was on purpose and after serving that purpose, she's more than happy to return to her roots.
Billie Eilish told NME that around the time her British Vogue photo shoot was published in May 2021, she "had no idea who she was" and was struggling to accept the fact that people only knew her as someone who wore baggy clothes, had dark hair and recorded dark songs with heavy use of synthesizers.
"Before that, I was a certain kind of person and wore a certain kind of clothes and made a certain kind of music and it haunted me because people only saw me in one dimension and I didn't like that," she said.
"I felt quite trapped in the image people had of me and then I completely changed it to confuse everyone," she explained.
Billie Eilish - LACMA Art + Film Gala 2021
Billie Eilish noted that her goal was to create "scope and feel wanted" but also to feel "feminine and masculine." Although she has ditched the new look on her world tour, the singer insisted she is happy with her body.
"I wanted to prove that to myself," he said.
"Now I'm finally comfortable with who I really am and being all of these things at the same time," she continued.
Billie Eilish, who recently headlined England's Glastonbury music festival, has admitted that while she is comfortable with herself, she feels she is in a "real transitional period" in her personal life.
The pop star wants to change the fact that in the past she "rested" and "accepted things that were not very satisfying".
"I'm trying to find myself again. I don't want to live like I did last year - I want to live differently. I want to trust my instincts more and listen to myself more," said Billie Eilish.
