Katy Perry Says She As soon as Refused to Work With Billie Eilish As a result of She Was ‘Boring’

Are you able to think about calling Billy Eilish boring? Katy Perry would not should.

On January 27, radio station 102.7 KIIS FM shared a clip of Perry telling the story of the primary time she heard Eilish—and the second she declined to work with the now Grammy-winning artist. 

Within the story, Perry reveals that she was as soon as despatched an electronic mail suggesting she try a “new artist” that somebody from her staff needed the “Roar” singer to collaborate with. “It was a track known as ‘Ocean Eyes,’ and it was only a blonde lady,” Perry defined within the TikTok video. “And I used to be like, ‘Meh, boring.’”

Boring, she says! In case you forgot, Eilish first released “Ocean Eyes” in 2015 when she was round 13 years previous. Since that fateful November, Eilish has gained seven Grammys, scored a Golden Globe broken several Billboard records, and has solidified herself as one of many largest artists on the planet. After winning the Oscar for finest unique track in 2022, the 21-year-old is just one step away from EGOT standing. 

“Massive mistake. Big mistake,” Perry admitted earlier than including, “Do not let this hit the Web.”

After all, Katy Perry went on to supply a listening ear to Billie Eilish when the pair met at Coachella in 2019. “Congrats, I am so pleased with you,” Perry advised Eilish in footage shared within the 2021 documentary Billie Eilish: The World’s A Little Blurry. “I needed to say, that is going to be wild for 10 years. For those who ever wanna speak… ‘trigger it is a bizarre journey.”

Perry additionally launched Eilish to then-fiancé Orlando Bloom, who’s a giant fan of the younger artist’s music…solely Eilish had no thought who he was till her brother Finneas advised her he was from “fucking Pirates of the Caribbean.”

“That man?! That was him?!” Eilish responded. “No method! Carry him again. I wish to meet him once more. He kissed me on the cheek. I didn’t know that was him. I assumed that was just a few dude Katy Perry met.”

See? Everyone makes errors.

Initially Appeared on Glamour