Benny Blanco
American record producer and songwriter, co-host of Friends Keep Secrets
Benny Blanco (American record producer and songwriter, co-host of Friends Keep Secrets) hosts Friends Keep Secrets. Topics they speak about most include Kids See Ghosts.
In their words
Positions and remarks grouped by topic, each with the exact quote and where it was said.
Other remarks
Blanco suggests Griffin could have been an elite professional football player.
“I think you could have been a Hall of Fame tight end”
Friends Keep Secrets: The Blake Griffin Episode (Jun 30, 2026) · Listen from 29:05
Blanco said that before TikTok his instinct for which songs would become hits was usually right, but it is harder now.
“if I thought a song was going to be big, I'd say more times than not, it became big”
Friends Keep Secrets: The Breaking Bad Episode (Jun 23, 2026) · Listen from 30:12
Kids See Ghosts
Blanco recounts that Kanye West recorded all the vocals for the Kids See Ghosts album overnight on the final day before its release.
“We had no vocals, just scratch vocals. He came back at 3 a.m. He cuts the whole thing”
Friends Keep Secrets: The Blake Griffin Episode (Jun 30, 2026) · Listen from 40:05
Podcasts hosted
- Friends Keep Secrets · 2 episodes in TMT
Appearances
The Blake Griffin EpisodeFriends Keep Secrets · Jun 30, 2026 · 1 h
Retired NBA star Blake Griffin talks with Benny Blanco, Dave Burd and Kristin Batalucco about pressure, injuries, Lob City, locker-room life, trash talk and retirement.
The Breaking Bad EpisodeFriends Keep Secrets · Jun 23, 2026 · 1 h 13 min
Benny Blanco, Dave Burd and Kristin Batalucco host Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul to discuss Breaking Bad, their friendship, Dos Hombres mezcal, marriage and acting craft.
Often appears with
- Dave Burd · 2 shared episodes
- Kristin Batalucco · 2 shared episodes
- Blake Griffin · 1 shared episode
- Bryan Cranston · 1 shared episode
- Aaron Paul · 1 shared episode