I think we’re always looking for ways to inject a sense of humor into our music.
FINNEASWhat 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.
More Finneas Quotes
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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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When I started, I felt that there was this incredible amount of doubt of my ability as a producer.
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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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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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Kids have tools to do what I’m doing.
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I am not a very superstitious person, but I do believe in mental preparation.
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We were a very crunchy, sort of hippie-dippy family.
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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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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 am just fascinated by music and I want to know how to identify all the things I love about it; to me music theory is like learning another language and then being able to explain how much you love something more clearly.
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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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You know, I grew up very self-taught.
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I’m not a control freak in that like I boss everybody around, but like a control freak and like, I like knowing exactly what I get to do that day and having a say.
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Our mom cooks well, and we cook poorly. We try.
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It’s always important to be checking in with people you love.
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