Billie Eilish Responds to Lana Del Rey’s Praise: “She’s the Voice of My Generation”

“She’s really one of the top three reasons that I am the person that I am and the artist that I am and that I even started making music in the first place,” shared Billie Eilish

Billie Eilish has responded to Lana Del Rey’s assertion that she is the “voice of our generation.”

Eilish made a surprise appearance during Del Rey’s headlining set at Coachella, performing a duet of Del Rey’s Video Games and Eilish’s “Ocean Eyes.”

Introducing the ‘Bad Guy’ singer, Del Rey said: “That’s the voice of our generation, the voice of your generation. I’m so grateful she’s standing next to me right now, singing my favorite song of hers.”

Appearing on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Eilish reacted to Del Rey’s comment, saying: “It’s ridiculous because she’s the voice of my generation. She’s really one of the top three reasons that I am the person that I am and the artist that I am and that I even started making music in the first place. It was crazy to hear her say that. I love her so much.”

In a previous conversation between Del Rey and Eilish for Interview magazine, Eilish expressed her admiration, saying, “You really paved the way for everyone. People have been trying to look and sound like you since you first started. I talk about this with Finneas.”

She continued, “You changed the way the music industry hears and sees music, and you changed the way people sing.”

During her interview with Colbert, Eilish also discussed her latest album Hit Me Hard And Soft, describing it as “the most genuine thing” she’s ever made.

“I think that with Hit Me Hard and Soft, it’s the first time since I’ve been an adult and maybe ever in my creative life,” she told Colbert. “It truly is the most genuine thing I’ve ever made.”

She added, “It feels very, very me and it feels like all of the music is exactly who I am. All the visuals are exactly who I am, and that’s honestly terrifying. That’s why I’m literally shaking right now!”

Eilish performed a live rendition of her new song “Lunch” – the second track on Hit Me Hard And Soft – and explained the effort she put into capturing the image on the album cover.

NME gave Hit Me Hard And Soft a four-star review, writing: “Billie came into this process with aspirations to find herself, creatively and personally: Hit Me Hard and Soft remains distinctly unique, a portrait of a singular talent entering young adulthood, exploring her queerness and experiencing the emotional thrill and (sometimes) catastrophe of chasing passion or falling in love.

“In trying to write an album for herself, she’s made one that will resonate harder than anything she’s done before.”

Following the album release, Eilish announced a world tour for 2024 and 2025, with stops in the UK in July next year.

In other news, the ‘Blue’ singer recently revealed that she cried after performing her new song “The Greatest” for the first time, describing it as “really, really special.”