Finneas O'Connell

And then we'd go back out on the road.

And so it just became a kind of a version of like, wow, this is going to dominate every minute of my life.

And I feel that I'm really not the best pianist, guitarist,

backup singer accompanist for Billie.

That's not the thing that is my sort of special skill there.

My special skill is being able to write and record songs with her.

And so if I am picking between the two and I have other stuff on my plate, I'll pick making the album every time.

Yeah, I'm four years older.

So I would say that I didn't have much of a kind of a,

feeling one way or the other about the age or gender of the predominant audience, I had a real sense of gratitude for their enthusiasm.

And the audience that was coming to the shows that Billy was playing couldn't have been more engaged and enthusiastic

Well, I think the three-layered answer to that is Billy and I have always gotten along great and really liked spending time together.

I'm sure being homeschooled impacted that because we had a relationship that might have been more three-dimensional than if we were in separate grades and saw each other a little bit on the weekend and saw each other a little bit while we did our homework or something.

We spent a lot of time together having nuanced conversations.

That's number one in terms of wanting to spend time with her.

Number two is she had a really beautiful voice.

And so I think even in addition to liking her as a presence in my life, I saw her talent and respected her talent.

And then the third one is I needed a guinea pig.

The third one is I was an amateur producer trying my best to record anyone

And so, you know, Billy as a 13 year old who basically never sung into a microphone at all, you know, obliged.