I have always loved Ben Folds, he’s like an idol of mine, a hero of mine.
FINNEASI’ve learned a lot from my mom and my dad. I learn a lot every time I watch Billie perform.
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People don’t come to see a Billie Eilish show to come to see me. They come to see her. So I just try not to screw up too much on my instruments.
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The music that I listened to when I was growing up was the most important to me forever.
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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 came to NAMM once and saw this guitar that self-tuned, and I thought, ‘Wow, this is the future!’ And I’ve never seen it again.
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I am not a very superstitious person, but I do believe in mental preparation.
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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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There’s no other person I like working with as much as my sister.
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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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It’s always important to be checking in with people you love.
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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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We wrote and recorded the ‘Bond’ song on a tour bus in Texas.
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I feel like you’re able to be your most creative in private environments, and not a studio where an A&R person is coming in, telling us a song isn’t a smash.
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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 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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