The Voice of Girls

Today Billie Eilish turns 19.

The first time I understood the phenomenon that was Billie Eilish was the night back in January when she won an armful of Grammys, so many in fact that by the end of the show she looked positively embarrassed by her windfall. 

I later watched her interview with Gayle King on CBS Sunday Morning. During their time together she gave Gayle a tour of her childhood home, including the bedroom where she wrote nearly all of her songs. She had gone from singing into her hairbrush to stardom virtually overnight. 

There is no doubt it’s difficult to make it in the music business, but the culture of underestimating young women shouldn't be overlooked. Luckily for Billie, it was her voice and creativity that mattered and not the package it came in.

“It’s rare for anyone to value the opinions of a teenage girl.” — Billie Eilish