Phineas O'Connell

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.

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.

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.

And it was kind of a good match. The kind of backstory is, you know, I was in this band. I loved music from the time I was, you know, born and then wanted to be a musician professionally from the time I was about 12 and played in bands all through high school. And sort of as I started to learn more about how to produce, I got more interested in pop music and alternative music and

And it was kind of a good match. The kind of backstory is, you know, I was in this band. I loved music from the time I was, you know, born and then wanted to be a musician professionally from the time I was about 12 and played in bands all through high school. And sort of as I started to learn more about how to produce, I got more interested in pop music and alternative music and

And it was kind of a good match. The kind of backstory is, you know, I was in this band. I loved music from the time I was, you know, born and then wanted to be a musician professionally from the time I was about 12 and played in bands all through high school. And sort of as I started to learn more about how to produce, I got more interested in pop music and alternative music and

I had this friend who knew that I was in a band and he was like, hey, you produce, right? His name was Frank. He was like, you produce, right? And I kind of was like, I mean, not very well. I was able to see that I was pretty lackluster. And he was like, great, I'm sure you're going to be great. I need you to produce some songs I'm going to do. And he was also very green, but he just gassed me up.

I had this friend who knew that I was in a band and he was like, hey, you produce, right? His name was Frank. He was like, you produce, right? And I kind of was like, I mean, not very well. I was able to see that I was pretty lackluster. And he was like, great, I'm sure you're going to be great. I need you to produce some songs I'm going to do. And he was also very green, but he just gassed me up.

I had this friend who knew that I was in a band and he was like, hey, you produce, right? His name was Frank. He was like, you produce, right? And I kind of was like, I mean, not very well. I was able to see that I was pretty lackluster. And he was like, great, I'm sure you're going to be great. I need you to produce some songs I'm going to do. And he was also very green, but he just gassed me up.

He just believed that I was more talented than I was and I'd play something and he'd be like, that's incredible, bro. And that really gave me all this confidence that I would never have otherwise had. And, you know, Billie too. I was making music with Billie in my bedroom and being, you know, trying my best, and she was kind about it. She was like, oh, I like that. She liked Ocean Eyes.

He just believed that I was more talented than I was and I'd play something and he'd be like, that's incredible, bro. And that really gave me all this confidence that I would never have otherwise had. And, you know, Billie too. I was making music with Billie in my bedroom and being, you know, trying my best, and she was kind about it. She was like, oh, I like that. She liked Ocean Eyes.

He just believed that I was more talented than I was and I'd play something and he'd be like, that's incredible, bro. And that really gave me all this confidence that I would never have otherwise had. And, you know, Billie too. I was making music with Billie in my bedroom and being, you know, trying my best, and she was kind about it. She was like, oh, I like that. She liked Ocean Eyes.

You know, I think that I got so much positive reinforcement when I really needed it. When I find out people have had careers in the arts when they were actively discouraged... When you hear somebody say, oh man, my mom hated my voice, I'm always kind of blown away because to me, I had enough self-doubt and enough...

You know, I think that I got so much positive reinforcement when I really needed it. When I find out people have had careers in the arts when they were actively discouraged... When you hear somebody say, oh man, my mom hated my voice, I'm always kind of blown away because to me, I had enough self-doubt and enough...

You know, I think that I got so much positive reinforcement when I really needed it. When I find out people have had careers in the arts when they were actively discouraged... When you hear somebody say, oh man, my mom hated my voice, I'm always kind of blown away because to me, I had enough self-doubt and enough...

you know, um, imposter syndrome that, that if anyone had said, you're not very good, I would have been like, correct. I agree. Um, you know, let me, let me stop doing this now. And it really took people like Billy and people like my friend Frank to be like, no, no, no, you're better than you think you are. Um, to, to kind of give me the confidence that I needed.

you know, um, imposter syndrome that, that if anyone had said, you're not very good, I would have been like, correct. I agree. Um, you know, let me, let me stop doing this now. And it really took people like Billy and people like my friend Frank to be like, no, no, no, you're better than you think you are. Um, to, to kind of give me the confidence that I needed.

you know, um, imposter syndrome that, that if anyone had said, you're not very good, I would have been like, correct. I agree. Um, you know, let me, let me stop doing this now. And it really took people like Billy and people like my friend Frank to be like, no, no, no, you're better than you think you are. Um, to, to kind of give me the confidence that I needed.

Probably like the body equivalent of like, you know, money doesn't buy you happiness or something where you're like, Looking the way I thought I wanted to look doesn't make me happy either.