Billie Eilish on fame and living with Tourette Syndrome   

'I'm not built for it': American teen singer Billie Eilish, 17, says she's figuring out fame and does not want to be defined by Tourette Syndrome

By Kristy Johnson For Daily Mail Australia

Published: 11:48 GMT, 23 March 2019 | Updated: 11:48 GMT, 23 March 2019

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She's the American teenage pop rock sensation who will embark on her Australian tour in April.

And in Sunday's Stellar magazine, Billie Eilish admitted that she's 'not built' for fame, but is figuring it out as she goes along.  

The 17-year-old also said that she doesn't want to be defined by Tourette Syndrome, having been diagnosed at age 11.

'I'm not built for it': American teen singer Billie Eilish, 17, told Sunday's Stellar magazine, that she's figuring out fame and does not want to be defined by Tourette Syndrome. Pictured earlier this month in Los Angeles

'I'm not built for it': American teen singer Billie Eilish, 17, told Sunday's Stellar magazine, that she's figuring out fame and does not want to be defined by Tourette Syndrome. Pictured earlier this month in Los Angeles 

'I'm pretty good at handling the fame,' Billie said. 'Of course I'm not built for it - nobody is. But I feel like I'm kinda meant to do this (sic).'   

Billie, who will release her debut album When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? on March 29, also opened up about living with Tourette Syndrome.

'I've had Tourette's since I was 11, but it was not something I wanted to be defined by,' she said.

'I know how people work: if I were to make it a very known thing, then it would be 'Billie Eilish, the artist with Tourette',' Billie

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