I have nothing against reverb.
FINNEASWell, predominately, if I’m writing for another artist, I’m sitting there with them and we’re writing it together.
More Finneas Quotes
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Kids have tools to do what I’m doing.
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The 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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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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I’ve learned a lot from my mom and my dad. I learn a lot every time I watch Billie perform.
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I think we’re always looking for ways to inject a sense of humor into our music.
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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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If you’re paying attention and you’ve been a good listener, you learn every day.
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When we are making a song for Billie I want it to resonate and speak the truth with her and want it to be a piece of fabric she can wear.
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I think it’s really easy to be the altruistic hero of your own narrative and story.
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There’s always a better word than a swear word.
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I have always loved Ben Folds, he’s like an idol of mine, a hero of mine.
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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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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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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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