At 27, Finneas O’Connell has achieved almost everything it is possible to achieve in pop music. If you measure achievements by Grammys (x10), Academy Awards (x2), number ones (US and UK), album sales (10 million+), earworms (duh), his songwriting/production partnership with his sister Billie Eilish, 22, is peerless.
And yet the pressures on the O’Connell siblings are of an entirely different amplitude. Eilish (that’s actually her middle name) is out there on stage, in the press, on the socials, hitting the notes, spilling her guts. Finneas (as he is known) is almost always by her side – but he’s crouched over a laptop or strumming a guitar, providing the cover as his little sister draws the fire. He’s aware it’s the easier side of the bargain.
