I’m not an author, but as a songwriter, I’m afforded this kind of luxurious ambiguity in songs of being able to confess the secrets of my relationships with people and face basically no consequences, or ask for no approval or permission. Finneas Read Quote
I had a very positive, wonderful, happy upbringing, and still, for several reasons, I really didn’t enjoy being a child very much. I felt that I had no control over my life and everything seemed scarier and larger than life. Finneas Read Quote
My feeling is that everybody starts out as an emulator. You follow their approach and that’s how learning works. The pivot is that I don’t think you’re going to break new ground unless you do something different. Finneas Read Quote
I felt really lucky in that I’ve gotten to know some of my favorite artists; I get to tell them how important they are to me. But that doesn’t always make me want to work with people. I feel like if I’m going to work with somebody, it’s because I feel like I actually have something to add to them. Finneas Read Quote
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. Finneas Read Quote
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. Finneas Read Quote
I’ve learned a lot from my mom and my dad. I learn a lot every time I watch Billie perform. Finneas Read Quote
I really always wanted to be an adult. I didn’t really like being an adolescent at all. Finneas Read Quote
You might think of Hollywood as this full-on glamorous thing and to us it was like, ‘All right, mom’s got an audition. Do you want to sit in traffic for 50 minutes and go in with her?’ Finneas Read Quote
