When we are making a song for Billie I want it to resonate and speak the truth with her and want it to be a piece of fabric she can wear.
FINNEASWhen I wrote ‘When the Party’s Over,’ it had a universal quality.
More Finneas Quotes
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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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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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Usually, I get bored of my stuff almost immediately.
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I have nothing against reverb.
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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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To me, as a producer, I always want something to set stuff apart.
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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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All my favorite songs ever are love songs. Probably topped by ‘The Luckiest’ by Ben Folds.
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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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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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I think we’re always looking for ways to inject a sense of humor into our music.
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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 mainly try to foster long-term collaborative relationships.
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We were a very crunchy, sort of hippie-dippy family.
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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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