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Even though I live in America more, I feel like when I go to Adelaide, that’s when I get to go home.

Ben Folds

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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People Song White
People learn at the rate they are going to learn.
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Learn People Rate
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.
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Confession Fantasy Song
The cruelest lies are often told without a word The kindest truths are often spoken, never heard
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Heard Lying Often Spoke
My parents told me I must get married. I was seen as a failure if I didn’t do it.
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Failure Married Parent
Everybody knows it hurts to grow up…and we’re still fighting it.
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Fighting Growing Hurt Up
It’s like being in the position of – in half of the industry’s mind, you’re kind of a cult-following, independent rocker. And on the other hand, you’re a sellout. But neither one of them are right.
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Hands Independent Mind
I have manic energy. What can be done about it? I don’t know what to say sometimes. I’m professional in public, but I like to stay inside and be a hermit.
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Done Energy Sometimes
The reason I stop playing songs is usually because I get sick of them, and then they find themselves back into the set list at some point.
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List Sick Song
You never know when you put out an album that’s unique whether it’ll get beat up for it or not.
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Albums Beats Unique
Im really good at writing almost hits.
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Almost Fold Good Writing
I feel like a quote out of context, withholding the rest so I can be for you what you want to see.
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Feels Want Withholding
I start songs all the time. If I weren’t so lazy, I would finish them. It’s like when I have a deadline I have to.
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Song Writing Years
A lot of 18-year-olds are like old men. They think they’ve seen everything.
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Men Thinking Years
The press is like any business. Its a group of really intelligent individuals that ends up being one slathering, one-eyed, drooling monster.
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Group Intelligent Monster
What stupid f – king idiot gets married a second time if the first time didn’t work out?
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Kings Out Stupid Work

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