If the melody is telling me this is what the song is about, then I’m sort of forced into confession, autobiography or fantasy. If I don’t do that, I’ve hamstrung the melody.
BEN FOLDSBilly Joel and Joe Jackson were both great, and they both play piano.
More Ben Folds Quotes
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What stupid f – king idiot gets married a second time if the first time didn’t work out?
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The clock never stops, never stops, never waits. We’re growing old. It’s getting late.
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Everything I write is personal, really. Even when I’m sarcastic, it’s quite personal. And on this record, from the production to the singing to the performances, I got it really honest.
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White people don’t sing together very often, and when they do, it’s about the celebrity of the song. The singing at my shows is all about harmony.
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I feel like a quote out of context.
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Billy Joel and Joe Jackson were both great, and they both play piano.
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I love you more than I have ever found a way to say to you.
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It’s a tough thing to know that when you’re making your album, you’re going to end up collaborating with, say, Wal-Mart, on your artwork. That just sucks. And the pressure behind getting the numbers real fast is, to me, dizzying.
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The way I see it, there’s only one melody for any song.
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Im really good at writing almost hits.
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Being capable of anything is a bullshit concept, unless it means you also admit that you’re capable of cheating, lying and killing.
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To the modern ear, it seems soft. When you hear it against other things, it seems vulnerable. Lyrically and musically, though, this is more subtle. And, yes, it’s asking a lot of someone who’s used to being hit over the head with bright neon to listen to this.
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And all I really want to say is you’re the reason I want to stay.
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Because I write very simply, but inside the simplicity, there’s a lot of subtlety. That’s what I’m proud of.
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If you can’t draw a crowd, draw dicks on the wall
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