I always wanted to be on tour or making albums.
FINNEASAs soon as you make anything that people like, you get all these new artists hitting you up like ‘I want to sound just like Billie Eilish.’ And I’m always like, ‘Absolutely not.’
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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 have always loved Ben Folds, he’s like an idol of mine, a hero of mine.
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In my perfect world, I get to be a professional musician and still go to Trader Joe’s.
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I 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.
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Obviously 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.
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Everybody has different taste and everyone’s favourite song is different and that’s great.
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When I started, I felt that there was this incredible amount of doubt of my ability as a producer.
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I love pop songs so much and I don’t put a ton of pressure on myself as a solo artist to always write the most commercial feeling thing, I just want to write things I would love to listen to.
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You know, that’s kind of always been our philosophy: not letting the place that we are get in the way of making great music.
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I don’t analyze songs because I think it will make me a better songwriter, I just do it out of sheer curiosity.
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I really always wanted to be an adult. I didn’t really like being an adolescent at all.
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A 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.
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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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There’s always a better word than a swear word.
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All my favorite songs ever are love songs. Probably topped by ‘The Luckiest’ by Ben Folds.
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