Finneas on identity
Finneas73 quotes“Imagine if somebody was like, ‘Who’s the next Timothee Chalamet?’ It’s like, he’s currently Timothee Chalamet.”
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In my perfect world, I get to be a professional musician and still go to Trader Joe’s.
FinneasFinneas I think we’re always looking for ways to inject a sense of humor into our music.
FinneasFinneas If I have experienced something in my life, it’s probably going to be written about, and I don’t particularly care if the person I’m writing about wants to be written about.
FinneasFinneas There’s no other person I like working with as much as my sister.
FinneasFinneas I mainly try to foster long-term collaborative relationships.
FinneasFinneas I am not a very superstitious person, but I do believe in mental preparation.
FinneasFinneas Working on TV shows was fun, but I felt crazy pressured and stressed.
FinneasFinneas 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.
FinneasFinneas 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.
FinneasFinneas The amount of times I’ve been told something by artists I’m working with, which I’m sure they haven’t told even their significant other or families, is shocking.
FinneasFinneas The excuse of having a dog is great, because before I had a dog, I wouldn’t be like, ‘I need to go hike for two hours’; my girlfriend would have been like, ‘What are you doing?’ Now I take the dog, and she comes with me.
FinneasFinneas There’s always a better word than a swear word.
FinneasFinneas Well, predominately, if I’m writing for another artist, I’m sitting there with them and we’re writing it together.
FinneasFinneas It’s always important to be checking in with people you love.
FinneasFinneas I have nothing against reverb.
FinneasFinneas Our mom cooks well, and we cook poorly. We try.
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If you asked me now who I am, the only answer I could give with any certainty would be my name. For the rest: my loves, my hates, down even to my deepest desires, I can no longer say whether these emotions are my own, or stolen from those I once so desperately wished to be.
Evelyn WaughEvelyn Waugh I’m the lady next door when I’m not on stage.
Aretha FranklinAretha Franklin Becoming the best version of yourself requires you to continuously edit your beliefs, and to upgrade and expand your identity.
James ClearJames Clear Good habits can make rational sense, but if they conflict with your identity, you will fail to put them into action.
James ClearJames Clear Don’t put the whole of your identity into the smallness of a situation.
Lysa TerKeurstLysa TerKeurst Exhaust the little moment. Soon it dies. And be it gash or gold it will not come again in this identical guise.
Gwendolyn BrooksGwendolyn Brooks Don’t let anyone call you a minority if you’re black or Hispanic or belong to some other ethnic group. You’re not less than anybody else.
Gwendolyn BrooksGwendolyn Brooks Do not resemble me-Never be like a musk melon Cut in two identical halves.
Matsuo BashoMatsuo Basho
