I have always loved Ben Folds, he’s like an idol of mine, a hero of mine.
FINNEASWhen I started, I felt that there was this incredible amount of doubt of my ability as a producer.
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You go to a truck stop and there are key chains with names on them, and there’s no Finneas. There’s no Billie. They’re little things, but as a kid, you just feel weirdly ostracized.
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All my favorite songs ever are love songs. Probably topped by ‘The Luckiest’ by Ben Folds.
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I really value just being able to go out and grab a coffee or going to a movie and not have anyone recognize me.
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We wrote and recorded the ‘Bond’ song on a tour bus in Texas.
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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 think if you’re not trying to change things a little bit, you’re not evolving.
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I never get tired of writing about love.
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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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I mainly try to foster long-term collaborative relationships.
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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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In my perfect world, I get to be a professional musician and still go to Trader Joe’s.
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For me, I’m going to try to make my favorite song over the most popular song.
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I have nothing against reverb.
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It’s always important to be checking in with people you love.
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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.
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