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.
FINNEASWe wrote and recorded the ‘Bond’ song on a tour bus in Texas.
More Finneas Quotes
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I’m a bad guitar tuner. I have to pay somebody to tune my guitars.
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If I have experienced something in my life, it’s probably going to be written about, and I don’t particularly care if the person I’m writing about wants to be written about.
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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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Our mom cooks well, and we cook poorly. We try.
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Working on TV shows was fun, but I felt crazy pressured and stressed.
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I 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.
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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.
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I am not a very superstitious person, but I do believe in mental preparation.
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I feel like the thing that I’ve learned a lot is when you’re involved in something, you don’t always get to appreciate it for what it is as much. You’re focused on the details and how you can make it better. It’s kind of torture.
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I always wanted to be on tour or making albums.
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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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People were like, ‘he’s collaborating with Taylor Swift’ and I was like, ‘I am?’ I think she’s wonderful. Her songwriting has inspired me for years.
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You know, I grew up very self-taught.
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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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Everybody has different taste and everyone’s favourite song is different and that’s great.
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