I really value just being able to go out and grab a coffee or going to a movie and not have anyone recognize me.
FINNEASThe way that we tried to approach every piece of music is, if the song had a brain, it would be aware of its catalog.
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Our mom cooks well, and we cook poorly. We try.
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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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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 have nothing against reverb.
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To me, as a producer, I always want something to set stuff apart.
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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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All the albums that I grew up listening to were produced by one person.
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I mainly try to foster long-term collaborative relationships.
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I was on a TV show called ‘Glee.’ I mean, I was on the real tail end of that show; it was already way past its peak. But still, for me aged 17 landing something like that was a big deal.
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Well, predominately, if I’m writing for another artist, I’m sitting there with them and we’re writing it together.
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What I really didn’t want to do is work with other people and have them go, ‘Oh, Finneas just does that sound for everybody.’ The Billie sound is only Billie – I’ll only do that for her.
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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.
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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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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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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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