In an interview with Elle,
the Bad Guy singer shut down fan speculation and called out the double standard
that female artists face in the industry.
“Like, oh yeah, that’s
everyone’s business, right? No,” she said. “Where’s that energy with men?”
After the release of her video
for Lost Cause, Eilish faced backlash on social media from fans who accused the
star of “queer-baiting” throughout the visual.
The Grammy winner took to
Instagram to seemingly address the backlash with a post containing BTS
photos and the caption stating: “I like girls.”
The post only fuelled the fire
for the songstress, which resulted in fans flooding her social media accounts
with more questions.
Elsewhere in the interview,
Eilish said that she felt “blindsided” by the constant criticism that has come
her way.
“I just wanted to make a song
once, and then I kept making songs. I never said, ‘Hey, pay attention to my
life.’ All my friends know I don’t wanna see any of [the negative chatter],”
she explained.
“When people send me something
mean; it hurts my soul.”
The 19-year-old also discussed
the pressure of feeling trapped in a “Peter Pan-like” state that her fans put
her in.
“People hold on to these
memories and have an attachment. But it’s very dehumanizing,” she said.
“I lost 100,000 followers just
because of my boobs. People are scared of big boobs. Eilish went on to say that the
pressures and criticism on social media have led to her feeling burnt out. I’m jealous of people who
don’t have it. I really wish that there was a way to avoid it,” she said.
“Literally delete my account
but still have contact with the fans. I want to be able to have both, but you
can’t.”
