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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Nadia Khomami Arts and culture correspondent

‘It stays mind-blowing’: Billie Eilish’s mum on her daughter making Glastonbury history

Maggie Baird, right, with her daughter, Billie Eilish, centre, and her son, Finneas O’Connell.
Maggie Baird, right, with Billie Eilish, centre, and her son, Finneas O’Connell: ‘[They] make each other laugh like nobody’s business.’ Photograph: David Livingston/Getty

Headlining Glastonbury’s Pyramid stage – the most recognised festival platform in the world – has always been a career-defining moment. When 20-year-old Billie Eilish makes history as the youngest ever solo headliner on Friday, one familiar face is guaranteed to be there among the hundreds of thousands – her mother.

“It’s definitely amazing but very hard to process at the same time,” said Maggie Baird. “It’s a very pinch-me moment. People always ask: ‘How do you feel on this momentous day?’ But as a parent, everything your kid does from the beginning is kind of amazing. I was blown away when she was playing the little club in our tiny area of Highland Park [in Los Angeles]. It just stays mind-blowing.”

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