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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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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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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I think we’re always looking for ways to inject a sense of humor into our music.
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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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Definitely for me and my sister, wherever we are the most comfortable is where the best music’s going to be made.
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We were a very crunchy, sort of hippie-dippy family.
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As 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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Love has always been the most important thing to me and the thing by which my life is guided.
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The excuse of having a dog is great, because before I had a dog, I wouldn’t be like, ‘I need to go hike for two hours’; my girlfriend would have been like, ‘What are you doing?’ Now I take the dog, and she comes with 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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Usually, I get bored of my stuff almost immediately.
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I mainly try to foster long-term collaborative relationships.
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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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Working on TV shows was fun, but I felt crazy pressured and stressed.
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I’ve learned a lot from my mom and my dad. I learn a lot every time I watch Billie perform.
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