The way that we tried to approach every piece of music is, if the song had a brain, it would be aware of its catalog.
FINNEASImagine if somebody was like, ‘Who’s the next Timothee Chalamet?’ It’s like, he’s currently Timothee Chalamet.
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My dreams as a kid were so far below the Grammys, like, maybe selling out a show, or, like, seeing your album on a shelf in an Urban Outfitters… and the Grammys are so far above that. It’s very ridiculous.
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I don’t really have any interest in recording at places that are institutionalized for recording.
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When I wrote ‘When the Party’s Over,’ it had a universal quality.
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The amount of times I’ve been told something by artists I’m working with, which I’m sure they haven’t told even their significant other or families, is shocking.
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I am not a very superstitious person, but I do believe in mental preparation.
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I mainly try to foster long-term collaborative relationships.
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I feel like a lot of music producers have, like, the same toolbox. And I think, like, to me, as a producer, like, I want something to set my stuff apart.
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All the albums that I grew up listening to were produced by one person.
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I think it’s really easy to be the altruistic hero of your own narrative and story.
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I really value just being able to go out and grab a coffee or going to a movie and not have anyone recognize me.
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I never get tired of writing about love.
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I feel like you’re able to be your most creative in private environments, and not a studio where an A&R person is coming in, telling us a song isn’t a smash.
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I think if you’re not trying to change things a little bit, you’re not evolving.
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I think we’re always looking for ways to inject a sense of humor into our music.
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All my favorite songs ever are love songs. Probably topped by ‘The Luckiest’ by Ben Folds.
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