Olivia Rodrigo talks “outgrowing” old songs and inspiring Billie Eilish’s ‘Goldwing’

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Olivia Rodrigo has spoken about “outgrowing” some of her earlier songs as well as being the inspiration behind Billie Eilish‘s ‘Goldwing’.The ‘Get Him Back’ singer spoke about how some of the songs from her Grammy award-winning debut LP ‘Sour’ no longer resonate with her in a new interview with the Los Angeles Times.“Some of them I don’t really love so much anymore,” she said, speaking about her older tracks.

Rodrigo didn’t name which songs, saying: “Oh, I don’t want to tell you that. People get so sad because it’ll be their favourite song.

But I just feel like I’ve grown out of some of them.”The singer, however, did share that she was still a fan of her famous track ‘Driver’s License’. “I remember putting the song out, still super-heartbroken, and people would come up to me and say, ‘Wow, this takes me back to my first heartbreak,’” she told the publication. “Now, I listen to it and I totally get it.

It actually does transport me back to when I thought I was never gonna love anyone else. I’m like, Awww – that’s so cute.”A post shared by Olivia Rodrigo (@oliviarodrigo)Elsewhere in the chat, she responded to Billie Eilish sharing that her song ‘Goldwing’ was inspired by her.During an interview with the LA Times, Eilish, spoke about how the ‘Guts’ singer-songwriter, and how she feels “protective” over her.“I think everybody’s experiences are so individual,” she told the outlet. “Nobody has had anybody else’s life, you know?