Quotes from Finneas

I think that, for us, the thing that no one can take away from you is that if you make something that they've never heard before, they're gonna respond to that. They may not love it, it may not be their favourite thing, but no one can take different from you.

I love Griffith Park.

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.

You know, I grew up very self-taught.

I find that when I'm in an argument and I'm angry, I can't even form a sentence well. You say something and then later you're like 'That's not even what I meant at all!'

If you're paying attention and you've been a good listener, you learn every day.

In my perfect world, I get to be a professional musician and still go to Trader Joe's.

All my favorite songs ever are love songs. Probably topped by 'The Luckiest' by Ben Folds.

Usually, I get bored of my stuff almost immediately.

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.

I think if you're not trying to change things a little bit, you're not evolving.

It's always important to be checking in with people you love.

I am not a very superstitious person, but I do believe in mental preparation.

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.

I'm a big believer in the benefit of a home studio. You're sitting there and maybe you don't know the next line. So you go outside for a second, maybe. Make a sandwich. Play with the dog. Or watch an episode of 'The Office,' whatever. And then it clicks, you run back into the room, and you've got it. It's not like your creativity is on the clock.

Production has always been a fantasy of mine, and I got really lucky and had a sister who put a lot of faith and trust in me, and was very collaborative, and was willing to let me produce her entire album.

There's always a better word than a swear word.

Our mom cooks well, and we cook poorly. We try.

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.

Imagine if somebody was like, 'Who's the next Timothee Chalamet?' It's like, he's currently Timothee Chalamet.

People were like, 'he's collaborating with Taylor Swift' and I was like, 'I am?' I think she's wonderful. Her songwriting has inspired me for years.

I don't particularly like recording studios, they tend to be lifeless and without any natural light, so I wanted to record wherever we lived. We just don't want to be bound to a studio to who we'd have to pay untold sums to.

All the albums that I grew up listening to were produced by one person.

I feel like a lot of music producers have, like, the same toolbox. And I think, like, to me, as a producer, like, I want something to set my stuff apart.