HEY, EVERYBODY, WELCOME BACK. >> Stephen: MY NEXT GUEST IS A
SEVEN-TIME GRAMMY AWARD WINNING SINGER AND SONGWRITER WHO JUST
ANNOUNCED THE FOLLOW-UP TO HER RECORD-SMASHING DEBUT ALBUM AND
HAS A NEW BOOK CALLED "BILLIE EILISH." PLEASE WELCOME BACK TO "A LATE
SHOW," BILLIE EILISH HELLO, BILLIE EILISH. >> HELLO, STEPHEN COLBERT. >> Stephen: IT'S ONLY BEEN TWO
MONTHS, IT'S GOOD, ONLY TWO MONTHS SINCE WE WERE TOGETHER
LAST TIME. THIS IS LIKE, YOU KNOW, HOME
AWAY FROM HOME. I'M GLAD YOU FEEL COMFORTABLE
HERE. BUT I GOT, A REAL QUESTION FOR
YOU. I LOOK BASICALLY THE SAME AS I
DID TWO MONTHS AGO. NOW YOU'RE BLOND. AND THERE HAS BEEN, AND I LOVE
IT. BUT THERE'S BEEN SOME RUMORS,
THERE HAVE BEEN A LOT OF RUMORS OUT ON THE INTERNET AND I WANT
YOU TO SETTLE SOMETHING FOR ME. WHEN YOU WERE LAST HERE ON THE
SHOW, WERE YOU IN FACT WEARING A BILLIE EILISH WIG. >> STEVE, I WAS JUST AS BLOND
THEM AS I AM NOW. I WAS WEARING A BILLIE EILISH
WIG, I WAS, I WAS. >> Stephen: HA. >> I HAVE PICTURES FROM THAT
DAY, HAVE I PICTURES THAT I TOOK RIGHT BEFORE THAT WITH FULLIE
BLOND HAIR AND THE EXACT SAME OUTFIT. >> Stephen: AND THE HAT HELPS
TOO, THE BUCKET HAT HELPS TOO TO HIDE THE JOIN, SO WHAT DO YOU
DO, DO YOU HAVE TO GO, DO YOU HAVE TO GO TO A WIG MAKER AND
SAY MAKE ME A WIG THAT LOOKS LIKE ME BECAUSE I DON'T WANT
ANYBODY TO KNOW THAT I DON'T LOOK LIKE THAT ANY MORE. HOW DID THAT GO DOWN SNM. >> SO FROM BLACK TO BLOND, IS A
BIG THING AND TO DO IT RIGHT AND TO DO IT WHERE IR'S NOT
MURDERING YOUR HAIR AND KEEPING IT HALEY, YOU KNOW, I DID THE
FIRST PROCESS, AND THEN WAITED LIKE TWO WEEKS SO THAT IT COULD
KIND OF HEAL AND THEN AGAIN AND WAITED TWO WEEKSES AND WAITED A
WEEK, AND BLAH BLAH BLAH, I JUST KNEW THAT IT WOULD HAVE THESE
PROCESSING PERIODS WHERE IT WOULD LIKE INSANE. AND I DIDN'T WANT TO LOOK
INSIDE. SO I-- BUT I NEEDED SOMETHING
QUICK, SO I LITERALLY ORDERED A BILLIE EILISH HALLOWEEN COSTUME
WIG ON AMAZON. >> Stephen: LIKE WAS IT SORT
OF PLASTICKY KIND OF? >> YEAH, IT WAS AWFUL, IT WAS
THE UGLIEST THING I HAD EVER SEEN IT WAS LITERAL LEIGH A
FULLY BLACK WIG LIKE THIS LONG, PLASTIC, AND THE GREEN WAS JUST
LIKE ONLY HERE. DON'T DO THAT. BUT THE THING WAS, I
WASN'T-- I AND THEN I HAD A PROFESSIONAL ONE PAID BUT IT WAS
REALLY MADE QUICKLY AND YOU KNOW, THE THING WAS, I WASN'T
TRYING TO, YOU KNOW, PLAY A PLANK ON THE INTERNET OH GOD, IS
SHE HANNA MONTANA. NO I JUST LOOKED [BLEEP] CRAZY
AND I NEEDED TO LOOK NOT CRAZY. >> Stephen: YOU DON'T WANT TO
LOOK CRAZY, BILLIE. ALL YOU WANT IS FOR YOUR EYES TO
BE JET BLACK AND FOR BLACK INK TO COME OUT OF YOUR EYES WHEN
YOU CRY AND FIRE TO COME OUT MUCH YOUR MOUTH. YOU DON'T WANT CRAZY HAIR. >> YEAH, CORRECT. >> Stephen: NOW, YOU LOOK LIKE
ARE YOU IN A TRAILER, YOU LOOK LAKE YOU ARE TALL LEIGH ON A
SHOT SOME PLACE. I RECOGNIZE HONEY WAGON WHEN I
SEE ONE. WHERE ARE YOU? >> I AM IN IN MY TRAILER FOR A
LITTLE CONFIDENTIAL SHOOT THAT I'M DOING FOR AMAZON PRIME DAY,
SO-- . >> Stephen: IS THIS AN AMAZON
PRODUCTION AND YOU CAN'T TELL ME WHAT IT IS, IS THAT WHAT IS
GOING ON. >> YEAH, YEAH. >> Stephen: IS IT THE LORD OF
THE RINGS, ARE YOU IN NEW ZE LAND RATE NOW, ARE YOU AN ELF. CUZ YOU LOOK LIKE AN ELT RIGHT
NOW. >> DO I? WITH THANK YOU, NO, I'M NOT AN
ELF, NOT AN ELF. >> Stephen: NOW YOU, THIS IS,
THIS-- THIS GT A FAIR AMOUNT OF ATTENTION. THIS IS YOU ON THE COVER OF
BRITISH VOGUE. LOOKING HIGHLY STYLISH. RIGHT THERE. WHEN YOU SHARED THIS COVER ON
INSTAGRAM YOU BROKE YOUR OWN RECORD OF GETTING TO A MILLION
LIKES. IN THIS CASE IT WAS LESS THAN
SIX MINUTES. WHAT IS IT LIKE FOR YOU THESE
DAYS TO GET THAT KIND OF INSTANT ATTENTION. S NICE WHEN PEOPLE NOTICE YOU
BUT DO YOU STILL GET EXCITED BY THAT LEVEL OF RESPONSE? >> I DO GET EXCITED. I THINK IT MORE JUST MAKES ME
NEVER WANT TO POST AGAIN. CUZ IT'S LIKE A WEIRD, LIKE I
FEEL LIKE I WANTED TO POST MORE WHEN LESS PEOPLE CARED. AND NOW THAT MORE PEOPLE CARE, I
IT IS LIKE SCARY TO ME. BUT I MEAN IT IS AMAZING. I WOULD, YOU KNOW, IT WAS SO
WEIRD THE DAY THAT ALL THOSE PICTURES CAME OUT BECAUSE I
WOULD POST ONE AND SEE BILLIE EILISH HAS BROKEN THE RECORD FOR
THE FASTEST PICKER EVER LIKED AND I WOULD POST ANOTHER ONE AND
WOULD SAY BILLIE EILISH JUST BROKE THE OTHER RECORD SHE JUST
BROKE WITH THE NEW FASTEST PICTURE EVER LIKED. SO IT HAS BEEN CRAZY, A VERY
REAL SURREAL WEEK. >> Stephen: YOU HAVE A BOOK
ALSO. AND THE BOOK IS CALLED, BILLIE
AISLE YOU WERE AND ST HUNDREDS OF PHOTOGRAPHS OF YOU SINCE YOU
WERE A LITTLE GIRL. HERE IS-- PRETTY GOOD ONE. THAT IS PRETTY GOOD ONES RIGHT
THERE. AND ALSO, ALSO, BEAUTIFUL
PHOTOGRAPHS OF YOUR FANS TOO. BEAUTIFUL PHOTOGRAPHS OF YOUR
FANS. RIGHT THERE. YOU KNOW, YOU POST SO MUCH ON
INSTAGRAM, YOU HAVE GOT 84 POINT MILLION FOARLS WHAT IS DIFFERENT
ABOUT A BOOK FOR YOU, WHY A BOOK, WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR IT
TO BE IN A BOOK RATHER THAN JUST SHARING IT DIGITALLY? >> I THINK IT'S JUST MORE, IT'S
MORE-- IT'S MORE POWERFUL. IT'S MORE PERSONAL AND I JUST
FEEL THAT AS A FAN, I WOULD HAVE, AN WOULD NOW LOVE
SOMETHING LIKE THAT OF AN ARTIST THAT I AM A FAN OF. YOU KNOW, IT STARTS FROM LITERAL
LEIGH MY BIRTH, BEFORE I WAS BORN UP UNTIL WHEN WE STARTED
MAKING IT. WHICH WAS, YOU KNOW, LIKE LAST
YEAR AT SOME POINT. AND I JUST, I HAVE ALWAYS LOVED
PICTURES. I TAKE, I TAKE SO MANY PICTURES
A DAY. HAVE I SO MANY PICTURES HAVE I
TO OFFLOAD BECAUSE I NEVER HAVE ENOUGH STORAGE. I TAKE SO MANY PICTURESK I
RECORD EVERYTHING. I FILL WILL EVERYTHING. I TAKE EVERYBODY'S PICTURE, I DO
IT ALL THE TIME AND I ALWAYS HAVE SINCE I WAS A KID. I LOVE PICTURES AND I LOVE
LOOKING THROUGH PICTURES, IT IF THEY ARE MINE, IF THEY ARE MY
FRIENDS, IF THEY ARE, YOU KNOW, WHOEVERS. AND I JUST THOUGHT IT WOULD BE
REALLY CUTE TO MICK A WHOLE LIKE LIFE-LONG STORY THROUGH
PICTURES. CUZ IT, YOU KNOW, MY LIFE IS
KIND OF CRAZY AND IT'S COOL TO HAVE A LITTLE MEMORY OF IT. >> Stephen: YOU ALSO HAVE A
NEW ALBUM, IT IS COMING OUT, HAPPIER THAN EVER. COMES OUT IN JULY. AND WE'RE GOING TO GET A LITTLE
TASTE OF IT TONIGHT ON THE SHOW. WHAT YOU CAN TELL ME ABOUT THE
SONG YOU'RE GOING TO PERFORM, "YOUR POWER." >> SO I'M SO EXCITED ABOUT THIS
ALBUM, FIRST OF ALL STSM MY FAVORITE THING I'VE EVER
CREATED. YEAH, I DON'T KNOW, I'M JUST SO
PROUD OF IT. AND FEEL SO COCKY ABOUT IT, I
GOT TO TELL YOU. AND "YOUR POWER" I WOULD SAY IS
MY FAVORITE SONG THAT I HAVE EVER WRITTEN. AND THAT DOESN'T MEAN LIKE I
DON'T LIKE ANY OTHER SONGS, I JUST-- THERE IS SOMETHING ABOUT
IT THAT I JUST-- I MEAN I REALLY FEEL VERY KRRK ORGANIZE CKY
ABOUT IT, I THINK THERE ARE JUST TIMES IN LIFE WHERE YOU SHOULD
BE ALLOWED TO FEEL COCKY ABOUT T YOU KNOW WHAT I AM SAYING. >> Stephen: YOU DON'T HAVE TO
APOLOGIZE TO ME. >> I JUST, I AM VERY PROUD OF
MYSELF WITH THIS SONG. I FES. AND I FEEL THAT I CAN NEVER TOP
IT, A LITTLE BIT. SO THAT IS YOUR POWER AND I'M
GOING TO SING IT. >> Stephen: HER NEW BOOK
BILLIE EILISH IS AVAILABLE TOMORROW. THIS ALBUM IS OUT IN JULY. STICK AROUND GOING TO DO A SONG, THANKSK
BILLIE.
I could definitely see her play an elf. I don't know if she's a good actress, though.