I have always loved Ben Folds, he’s like an idol of mine, a hero of mine.
FINNEASDefinitely 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 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.
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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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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 don’t really have any interest in recording at places that are institutionalized for recording.
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Working on TV shows was fun, but I felt crazy pressured and stressed.
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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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There’s always a better word than a swear word.
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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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Imagine if somebody was like, ‘Who’s the next Timothee Chalamet?’ It’s like, he’s currently Timothee Chalamet.
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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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I usually don’t like to annoy people in asking to work with them.
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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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It’s always important to be checking in with people you love.
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You know, I grew up very self-taught.
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I 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.
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