BONUS: Finneas on new album, songwriting with Billie Eilish, A.I. & awards

The Beat with Ari Melber

Ari Melber, MS NOW

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4.6 • 4.2K Ratings

🗓️ 20 November 2024

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

In this podcast extra, Grammy and Oscar winner Finneas talks about his new album, ‘For Cryin’ Out Loud!,' his approach to songwriting and why some words and lyrics are timeless, how he writes and produces with his sister Billie Eilish, his skepticism of A.I. from creativity to wedding speeches, and his views of Hans Zimmer, Selena Gomez and James Blake in this extended interview with MSNBC anchor and music obsessive Ari Melber. Parts of the interview aired on MSNBC and this is the full discussion, the newest installment of “Mavericks with Ari Melber,” a series of interviews with artists, musicians and cultural icons. To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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0:00.0	Hey, this is Ari Melbert from MSNBC. Thanks for listening to The Beat with Ari Melbert podcast.
0:04.9	We want to share some extra programming today. So buckle up and stay tuned for a special edition from MSNBC brought to you by the Beat with Ari Melburgh podcast.
0:14.5	In terms of vernacular and vocabulary musically, I'm aiming to write a lyric that will sound just as good in five years.
0:24.0	To me, it's less about like, this sounds like 50 years ago and more like,
0:26.9	is this going to sound just as relevant 10 years from now?
0:33.4	Revolutionary Maverick!
0:41.4	Welcome to Mavericks with Ari Melburgh. I am here with 10-time Grammy winner, two-time Oscar winner, singer-songwriter, producer
0:46.0	Phineas, the critically acclaimed artist has penned and produced music for many big stars
0:51.2	and, of course, collaborated with his sister, Billy Eilish.
0:53.4	He's the youngest person to ever win the Grammy for Producer of the Year.
0:57.3	And his new solo studio album for Crying Out Loud is out now.
1:01.9	Thanks for being here.
1:02.8	Thanks so much for having me, man.
1:04.0	Yeah, I'm excited.
1:05.0	Let's start Big Picture.
1:07.2	How's your day going?
1:08.2	My day's going great. Thanks for asking.
1:09.9	Yeah. Mine's your day going? My day's going great. Thanks for asking. Yeah. Mine's good.
1:11.5	We've been working on this, excited to have you. How's your year going? My year, I mean,
1:18.9	I feel like I have been really present this year, and that has meant that it's felt really long
1:27.3	in a good way. You know what I mean?
1:28.6	Sometimes I think you're preoccupied by something, and time creeps up on you, and suddenly it's a
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