Billie Eilish Opens Up About Suffering ‘Really Dark Times’ On Tour Due To Chronic Pain

Billie Eilish says she’s been suffering from chronic pain since she was 9 years old.

In a new cover story for Vogue, the “Lunchbox” singer, 22, got candid about battling “really dark times” while on tour because of the pain.

“I’ve had some really dark times on tour. For a long time I was kind of living like it was temporary,” she said in the interview published Tuesday. “Like, yeah, I’m touring for now and it’s kind of unpleasant, and whatever. It’ll be over. And the truth is, it’s the rest of my life.”

Eilish explained that the pain stems from physical injuries she suffered while performing due to her hypermobility, which is a condition in which someone’s joints can move beyond their normal range of motion.

The Grammy winner recalled being “furious” with people who were unaware of her pain when she was a child.

“Growing up, I’d always hear people be like, ‘Just wait until you’re older! You’re going to have so much pain!’ And I remember being so furious,” she told Vogue.

The hitmaker then said that for years she’s felt like she’s been at war with her body.

Eilish has frequently been an open book about her personal life, including quipping to fans that she should have a “Ph.D. in masturbation” and admitting to being “ghosted” by a “little pathetic man.”

In May 2022, the musician got vulnerable about feeling “incredibly offended” when people would laugh at her Tourette’s syndrome tics during social interactions.

Tourette’s is a neurological disorder that causes people to express uncontrollable movements and sounds, known as tics, according to the National Health Service.

“The most common way that people react is they laugh because they think I’m trying to be funny,” Eilish, who was diagnosed at age 11 with Tourette’s, said of her condition during an interview with David Letterman for his Netflix series, “My Next Guest Needs No Introduction.”

“And I’m always left incredibly offended by that,” she added.