I don’t really have any interest in recording at places that are institutionalized for recording.
FINNEASI 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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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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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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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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My dreams as a kid were so far below the Grammys, like, maybe selling out a show, or, like, seeing your album on a shelf in an Urban Outfitters… and the Grammys are so far above that. It’s very ridiculous.
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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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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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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.
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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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You know, I grew up very self-taught.
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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 idolize my kid sister, so I get it. I understand why other people do too.
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Everybody has different taste and everyone’s favourite song is different and that’s great.
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I mainly try to foster long-term collaborative relationships.
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I have always loved Ben Folds, he’s like an idol of mine, a hero of mine.
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