We were a very crunchy, sort of hippie-dippy family.
FINNEASI 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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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 never get tired of writing about love.
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You know, I grew up very self-taught.
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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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I stopped telling people what lyrics meant to them when I saw them tattoo it on them, because it clearly meant much more to them than it ever did to me.
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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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Imagine if somebody was like, ‘Who’s the next Timothee Chalamet?’ It’s like, he’s currently Timothee Chalamet.
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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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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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All my favorite songs ever are love songs. Probably topped by ‘The Luckiest’ by Ben Folds.
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I idolize my kid sister, so I get it. I understand why other people do too.
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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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For me, I’m going to try to make my favorite song over the most popular song.
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Kids have tools to do what I’m doing.
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If you need to record live instruments, especially drums, it’s still best to do it in a studio.
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