To be honest, I’ve found so many more friends in the music industry than people I disagree with. I certainly haven’t been made to feel like an outsider.
FINNEASTo be honest, I’ve found so many more friends in the music industry than people I disagree with. I certainly haven’t been made to feel like an outsider.
FINNEASI was on a TV show called ‘Glee.’ I mean, I was on the real tail end of that show; it was already way past its peak. But still, for me aged 17 landing something like that was a big deal.
FINNEASI’ve learned a lot from my mom and my dad. I learn a lot every time I watch Billie perform.
FINNEASWorking on TV shows was fun, but I felt crazy pressured and stressed.
FINNEASMy 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.
FINNEASEverybody has different taste and everyone’s favourite song is different and that’s great.
FINNEASImagine if somebody was like, ‘Who’s the next Timothee Chalamet?’ It’s like, he’s currently Timothee Chalamet.
FINNEASObviously I’m very grateful ‘Bad Guy’ is doing so well – it’s shocking and surprising and gratifying – but I do think it’s important to try to make the next song that people are gonna be excited about.
FINNEASA lot of the time, in pop music especially, there’s reverb. And the reason is that reverb makes vocals sound better 99% of the time. It makes the notes ring out.
FINNEASWhen we are making a song for Billie I want it to resonate and speak the truth with her and want it to be a piece of fabric she can wear.
FINNEASTo me, as a producer, I always want something to set stuff apart.
FINNEASIf you’re thinking about all the possibilities of your life, there are extreme negatives, which you hope don’t happen, and extreme positives, which you just aren’t willing to think about because you think you’ll jinx it.
FINNEASWell, predominately, if I’m writing for another artist, I’m sitting there with them and we’re writing it together.
FINNEASI don’t really have any interest in recording at places that are institutionalized for recording.
FINNEASI stopped telling people what lyrics meant to them when I saw them tattoo it on them, because it clearly meant much more to them than it ever did to me.
FINNEASI don’t think if you set out to make an album to get a bunch of Grammy nominations… you just have to set out to make an album you’ll really love.
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