Billie Eilish: “What Was I Made For?”, Barbie & Songwriting | Apple Music

Love how she pulled out the little clothes that were a reference to her past music videos. Such a hit of nostalgia and I live for it. ❤️

it blows my mind that Billie is 21 and Finneas is 26. They are such wonderful artists. Their parents must be SO SO PROUD.

Billie is an artist in every sense of the word. She’s unapologetically herself and cares to want to know people. I would not surprised if the song wins her another Oscar.

It honestly might be one of my favorite Billie songs to date

It‘s so validating to hear that being uninspired for long periods of time and facing obstacles in your creative process is a thing that happens to other people too. Creativity really is not something that can be controlled. And it doesn’t undermine your abilities as an artist.

Billie with glasses im dead on the floorr

Zane Lowe BLOWS me away with every interview. He has a talent to converse with people and draw things out in them that simply can't be taught. His questions are well researched but more importantly, they're inspired. You can tell he's REALLY listening and connecting with the person he's interviewing in a way that's so genuine and comfortable, that you don't even remember it's an interview. It takes so much vulnerability and WISEDOM on his end to be able to do what he does.

It baffles me that Billie is only 21, and she made a whole career for herself with her brother, but she’s not even 25 yet, and she can literally put a greatest hits out. She has so much time ahead of her, and can’t wait to see what will happen next in her career. She is just so naturally talented as her brother is, and it’s only been 5 years since her first album came out. That’s just crazy.

Zane Lowe is FANTASTIC. I love watching any interview he does. He asks the right questions, makes artists feel safe, and allows them to be vulnerable and honest.

This song hits so hard - she so perfectly describes feeling that constant existential dread that comes with depression, when you so frequently question life and what your purpose is - pairing it with a powerful video that captures the feeling of when you're little and try to play with Barbie a certain way but then things go wrong and you feel so out of control, and then tying that in to the message of the movie of the biggest struggle of life; trying to figure out who you are.

They are so insanely talented. Like it’s one thing to create art without restrictions, writing about break ups, etc. But Greta showed them the movie and asked them to come up with a song - and they managed to create this?? Something that totally fits the specific Barbie plot WHILE also personal to Billie?? I am impressed by these people’s creativity and skills.
The melody is so Billie and it works so beautifully well in the movie when played with the montage about moments in life. So touching. Now whenever I play this song I want to cry

i love how natural this interview is. it’s so refreshing to see him and billie just have a conversation. they are both so incredibly inspiring

Billie has found her calling in the music industry and that's to make people emotionally feel some kind of way. ❤

She and her brother are truly some of the most talented songwriters of this generation

Oscar winning potential. I love this song so much.

“Things can age without aging poorly“ is so true. Things, people can change completely but that doesn’t mean they were bad before.

Feeling like you don't know how to be happy or just forgot, but also knowing that you maybe can be if you figure out what your purpose is - she describes depression so beautifully.

Zane and billies dynamic is so amazing to watch, the way they relay off of each other is so relaxed and authentic, we love to see the genuine connection between interviewer, interviewee, but also as friends 🩷🩷

How does someone manage to look 40 and 20 at the same time and still look absolutely fabulous

As a woman who played with Barbie as a kid, and then grew to experience the different nuances of life, then becoming a mother to a daughter This song hit me hard. Paired with the scenes in the movie, sitting with my stepmom and daughter, I was in tears in the theater 😭

i swear she keeps releasing music at the right time every single time

when i heard that lyric "I used to float, now I just fall down " all I saw was Barbie floating out of her dreamhouse. it's perfect

I'm glad that they're still interviewing with Zane. He was one of the first music critics who interviewed Billie and Finneas and actively boosted their music.

Wow, now knowing it’s about how she feels, the lyrics “Turns out i’m not real, just something you paid for” hits even harder ⚡️ 😩

she’s just so real. i love her.

I’m really happy she put a personal touch to the song.

Lost my dad a month ago and heard this out of the blue and sure enough... I cried for 5+ hours because it truly encapsulates everything and nothing.
Thank you for creating this masterpiece..

What a great interview. I’m a 54 year old man, but I love Billie. She’s just so good. I admire who she is as a person as well as her music. Finneas is also amazing. I really appreciate Zane Lowe’s ability to interview her in a very thoughtful, insightful way.

Billie really has the voice to convey such deep messages. This is literally a masterpiece and will be on repeat for the next several weeks

I don't know how to describe this feeling, but observing her during this interview, I can imagine how she will be in 5, 10, 20 years

This guy is literally the best interviewer. I love his interviews.

I’m 100% sympathetic about how we can’t control creativity/inspiration so I’ll wait how many years is needed to hear her third project cuz I just know I’ll love it. I can’t lie… I was super excited thinking we would have an album this year but this song is SO good I’ll hold on to it for now.

Zane is such an incredible interviewer. He prioritises his guests being comfortable and this whole interview with billie is so natural and open, he sparks truly passionate and honest conversation

She is so grown and confident. I love to see it. So so proud of her

I’m bedridden due to health and I put this song on my bed when I’m going crazy with pain and I fall asleep. I’m like a baby and this song stops the cycle of physical pain. Thank you 🙏🏼

I’m amazed at Billies wisdom at her age, and I’m 71. I love her music.

Billie Eillish
is my first and only artist I can give a genuine answer saying I love her and no bs when I tell ppl who’s my favorite music artist!💛💛💛

She should create a concept album writing from the perspective of characters or moments in movies she relates to and call it mirrorball or motion capture.

This song perfectly encapsulates the feeling of being a woman and not just that-the feeling of being a human that Barbie touches on. Here we have all of these expectations and pressures and too often I'm left questioning what exactly is it that im made for. What barbie taught me is that maybe the point is that im not made for any thing particularly, except the experience of real life

That's what inspiration is! Every poem I've ever written the words just came and made no sense in the moment, then i went back and read and they were exactly how I felt. It's beautiful to hear her talk about this.

the trouble with knowing her so young is i'm watching this like she growing up soooo quick

the way that Billie can pull of ANYTHING 😫😫😫😫

her talent knows no bounds.

Oh my god. When her song played on those theater speakers during that scene in Barbie…I BAWLED.

you can see her eyes sparkling out of passion-i love interviews like this

Preach on Billie. My wife and I are both looking forward to the movie and I couldn't be happier that Billie did this song for it.

Billie just made me want a Barbie movie with director's comments really,
"What was i made for?" is soo good , her voice, the lyrics and the piano and sounds. I'm in love with it ❤❤

any time someone interviews with zane my excitement is like 10x the normal level bc he’s such a great interviewer

I love her so much ❤ I hope they never stop making music

That song is such a masterpiece. Made me cry. And her voice is just mind-blowing. It makes me think of a Broadway musical hit.

The subconcious muind is so powerful, Billie has such a conextion its so cool to get to hear your deepest thoughts freely disconnecting yourself from it. Getting to know yourself like that is so surreal

She's SO getting another Oscar.

i know there is a line of questions that need to asked but the relationship between these two makes the conversation flow so naturally like there’s no cameras, just two people talking about pop culture

When Finneas and Billie write for film, true alchemical magic happens. My favorites of theirs are always from film. 🙌🏽 This one takes the cake. 2nd Oscar on the way.

She’s so incredibly humble. I love her so much

So, I watched the movie, stunning, didn't hear the song, or at least, it was on my periphery. I saw the live video floating around KRplus and was piqued, but still didn't hit me. I start watching this video and stopped to watch Billie's official video. It has completely overwhelmed me. I'm too old for this, but it still hits like a ton of bricks. Came back to listen to the process. Thank you Apple Music for the great interview.

I cried, a song that made me cry a lot, it's not the first song by Bill that I cry, but; when I saw those little clothes I saw them and I was proud to have witnessed all the "ages". I'm proud of Bill for everything she's accomplished and everything she's going to achieve.

Fantastic interview! I absolutely loved hearing her talk about how she wrote the song only thinking about Barbie, and later realized how much it related to her own life. Makes the song that much more beautiful. Billie and Finneas are truly some of the most special musicians of this generation, and it’s wild and wonderful we get to witness their growth as artists and people.

the reason i love it whenever zane is interviewing billie is that he cares enough to call her out on her self deprecating comments !!!! he's such a cool industry friend to have

I didn’t listen to the song until the movie came out. I heard it for the first time as I sat through the credits. It was so so beautiful! And if I remember correctly there was this beautiful string play out at the end which aren’t isn’t in the single and that was gorgeous too. What a masterpiece. Billie and Finneas have such a stunning gift together. I’m happy I get to experience it. 💗💗💗

god i love her so much.

billie is a living legend.

I rarely finishes an interview, and this has been the one that I have for the past couple of years. Billie's thought process and her love to her craft is something else

You can't write about someone or something if you don't understand how they feel or have been through it yourself. That shows. This is an awesome interview!

This song just GETS it. It is exactly how I feel as well, Billie. Love it. Keep creating music.

She’s literally saved my life over and over again. Thank you Billie for existing ❤️

Zane really knows how to leave respectful distance when needed and to pull the ideas out of those he talks with

Bille is a genius. To think she is so young. Her brother Finneas as well. It's so inspiring.

the way zane and billie conversate with eachother is so perfect like they both have similar ways of thinking and are able to understand and relay off eachothers thoughts

Billie is such an amazing storyteller, her music and art are never empty of purpose and it's something truly spectacular to witness grow with each release.

this video is so comforting, the way they’re just sitting so casually in a theater and it just feels like two friends chatting, especially since the interviewer is a new zealander (like me lol), it feels so homely and warm.

I love this format so much! Jumping right into conversation and treating this like a panel almost is what makes this feel like a conversation including the viewer, would love to see it continued ❤

Her videos have aged so well. All of them! I literally love all of them. Even the ones not directed by her.

The song is like a warm cup of tea with honey 😊 just what we needed

I remember when Ruth said take my hands close your eyes now feel and this song played I literally started bawling crying cause I felt like it was her saying feel your emotions and let them out . I suffer with terrible anxiety and have to take medication for it that when I heard this song it was like billie said everything I was feeling ( like Billie said it was exactly how she felt , it’d also how I feel ) dealing with stress and anxiety daily it’s like I forgot how to be happy and I don’t know how to deal with the anxiety of everyday life etc . This song is sung so beautifully it’s perfect and it was perfect for the barbie movie. This song really struck a chord deep for me and still to this day makes me emotional. She’s a great artist and this is my favourite Billie Ellis’s song to date

It's interesting to hear her perspective on what barbie was to her as a girl. She says that as a kid she didn't really think about how barbie was setting a beauty standard she wasn't part of. But as a little Asian girl in America in the 80s I did. I often felt a vein of resentment towards barbie and all dolls at the store, blonde was always the main product line with variations being brunette, and I resented that. I enjoyed barbie dolls and the fashions and the hair, it was decadent, but I wasn't white and dolls reminded me of that daily, and I thought I might never be as pretty as barbie.
I'm glad this movie came out to help round out for society everything that barbie has touched on through the years. She's a toy and a fashion icon and a role model and a cautionary tale all in one. 👱‍♀️

It’s so obvious that you two are great friends. Billie has done so many great interviews over the years. This one is right up there with the best!

Zane is the best interviewer out there regardless of genre or platform. Respect the craft.

Beautiful song and video rife with themes of identity, self-doubt, and the pressure of expectations. The lyric "I'm not real, just something you paid for" paired with the way she examines and reflects on each outfit seems like an introspective exploration of her own identity; as if the various stages and eras throughout her career have compromised or confused her authentic sense of self, and she desperately wants to reclaim it. As if she feels more like a product than a person. My take is the tremor, wind and rain seem like outside forces and an environment trying to prevent her journey of self-discovery. To me, her picking up the wreckage and leaving speaks to her fight to reclaim her sense of self, leaving the obstacles behind in the pursuit of happiness. Such a beautiful, haunting and ethereal song.

Give this woman an Oscar and a Grammy 💖

SUCH A CLASS ACT! WILL ALWAYS LOVE HOW REAL BILLIE IS ❤

she's literally the most beautiful person on earth i love her so much

I could listen to these two chat all day, they’re both so natural and relaxed together.

This is the best 30 mins I've spent today

I love Zane he really gets so invested in the artists he interviews

The songs they’re able to write together are just so powerful. The way they’re able to communicate raw emotions into everything they do makes them unstoppable! I hope they never stop writing and performing! I will listen to them until my dying day!

What was I made for? is surely THE universal human question.

Zane is just so personal and intimate with his stars. It’s beautiful. Billie is so real 🥹

She needs an oscar.. Literally❤️

Billie has come into her own and matured so much. She speaks from the heart about everything, as well as her songs always say something that we all connect with. ❤

She virtually the only person pushing magic in hope love is enough.

When I listen to a new song, its often the overall feel and flow of the song that stays in mind. And somehow there are people, like Billie and Finneas, who can create music that you can just... feel, without having to fully understand what they are saying. And I think that is a big part of what differentiates a good artist from an excellent one! Very well done

These two are so natural together, it really shows who they are. I feel like I could hang with either of them and it would just roll., so real. Thanks

Most genuine and relaxing interview I've seen in a long time..or ever. Love it!

Ikr she looks good with anything 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

I just love how normal and comfortabel they are talking and sitting

I hear/watch this song & my eyes & heart explode with emotions ....it's my life. I may be Billle's oldest (66) obsessively deeply heartfelt admirer for all the reasons since Ocean Eyes. As a retired jazz/classical pianist-turned teacher, and ex-singer (Carole King mostly) unable to perform in college & coffeehouses at 20 yrs old with new, crippling anxiety & depression that became debilitating. In 70s we/they knew NOTHING about treatment, guided meditation, mindfulness, deep breathing, refocusing, CBT, there was no CBD, ketamime etc etc.

their interviews together are always so raw and pure, love them both.

I could honestly listen to her talk forever billie you are a treasure

The song was amazing and the fact she did Barbies signature 1950s hairstyle was everything ❤