All my favorite songs ever are love songs. Probably topped by ‘The Luckiest’ by Ben Folds.
FINNEASIf you need to record live instruments, especially drums, it’s still best to do it in a studio.
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I came to NAMM once and saw this guitar that self-tuned, and I thought, ‘Wow, this is the future!’ And I’ve never seen it again.
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Well, predominately, if I’m writing for another artist, I’m sitting there with them and we’re writing it together.
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What I really didn’t want to do is work with other people and have them go, ‘Oh, Finneas just does that sound for everybody.’ The Billie sound is only Billie – I’ll only do that for her.
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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 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 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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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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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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I always wanted to be on tour or making albums.
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There’s always a better word than a swear word.
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If 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.
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If you need to record live instruments, especially drums, it’s still best to do it in a studio.
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I usually don’t like to annoy people in asking to work with them.
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