I am not a very superstitious person, but I do believe in mental preparation.
FINNEASI am not a very superstitious person, but I do believe in mental preparation.
FINNEASObviously 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.
FINNEASI don’t think if you set out to make an album to get a bunch of Grammy nominations… you just have to set out to make an album you’ll really love.
FINNEASIf 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.
FINNEASI have nothing against reverb.
FINNEASIt’s always important to be checking in with people you love.
FINNEASIn my perfect world, I get to be a professional musician and still go to Trader Joe’s.
FINNEASOur mom cooks well, and we cook poorly. We try.
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.
FINNEASI mainly try to foster long-term collaborative relationships.
FINNEASI don’t analyze songs because I think it will make me a better songwriter, I just do it out of sheer curiosity.
FINNEASAll my favorite songs ever are love songs. Probably topped by ‘The Luckiest’ by Ben Folds.
FINNEASI love pop songs so much and I don’t put a ton of pressure on myself as a solo artist to always write the most commercial feeling thing, I just want to write things I would love to listen to.
FINNEASWhen 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.
FINNEASI have always loved Ben Folds, he’s like an idol of mine, a hero of mine.
FINNEASI’m a bad guitar tuner. I have to pay somebody to tune my guitars.
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