The year was 2019. There was no pandemic. And inexplicably, we were all obsessed with whether or not Billie Eilish — then 17 years old — knew who Van Halen was.
If this is all news to you, back in the day, Billie went on Jimmy Kimmel Live, where he quizzed her on '80s culture — and she seemed not to know who Van Halen, Mr. T, or Run-DMC were. S C A N D A L.
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I'm being sarcastic, but yes, some people were actually upset.
Fast-forward to last night, and Billie went on Kimmel once more — and addressed the whole kerfuffle that happened last time.
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"Do you remember last time I was here? And you made me look a little stupid?" Billie asked.
"I thought it was funny because I was playing along, and everybody thought I was actually serious and didn't know anything," she continued.
"I did know [Van Halen]. Yes, there was a lot of things you asked, and I was like, 'I don't know.'"
However, Billie said that she wasn't bothered by the people who took her words too seriously: "It was funny. I didn't really care."
