Songwriting

Subject in Music

Songwriting has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including Good Hang with Amy Poehler. 2 people have made recorded remarks about it.

What people said

Billie Eilish says she makes music primarily to listen to and sing herself, likening it to making her own perfume.
“So I make music to listen to it, to enjoy it and to sing it. It's my favorite thing in the world”
Good Hang with Amy Poehler: Billie Eilish (May 5, 2026) · Listen from 42:43
Billie Eilish argues that letting go of wanting to be cool helped her songwriting because creative work requires allowing it to be bad first.
“a big part of making anything, and especially music, is allowing it to be bad before it's good”
Good Hang with Amy Poehler: Billie Eilish (May 5, 2026) · Listen from 40:33

Finneas O'Connell says he dislikes musicians who pretend to have a secret ingredient, preferring to show that the process is simpler than people think.
“And I think also I'm always rolling my eyes in the music space at people acting like they have some secret sauce, secret ingredient thing”
Good Hang with Amy Poehler: Billie Eilish (May 5, 2026) · Listen from 4:56

Billie Eilish
Good Hang with Amy Poehler · May 5, 2026 · 1 h 24 min
Amy Poehler talks with Billie Eilish about comedy, cringe, songwriting, her dance injury, Tourette's and a runaway hamster, after a call with brother Finneas O'Connell.