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.
BEN FOLDSEven though I live in America more, I feel like when I go to Adelaide, that’s when I get to go home.
More Ben Folds Quotes
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I used to do this big rant at the end of some gigs with Ben Folds Five. The band broke into this big heavy metal thing and I started as a joke to scream in a heavy metal falsetto. I found myself saying things like: Feel my pain, I am white, feel my pain.
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I think alcohol is a good drug for me when I’m writing. I don’t think I’ve ever had a problem with it. I can stop for a few weeks, so I think it’s okay. I don’t think it’s good for my liver, but I do love it. It’s a huge part of my life, and it makes me happy.
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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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Everybody knows it hurts to grow up…and we’re still fighting it.
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The cruelest lies are often told without a word The kindest truths are often spoken, never heard
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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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Even though I live in America more, I feel like when I go to Adelaide, that’s when I get to go home.
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Rock and roll is – and should be – a kid’s place.
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If you can’t draw a crowd, draw dicks on the wall
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But I really do have a soft spot for the solo shows. Any musician who writes and sings will tell you that’s the center of it, that is it. It’s almost like there’s something church-like about it and you gotta go back there, if you’re a songwriter that sings your material.
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The way I see it, there’s only one melody for any song.
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The clock never stops, never stops, never waits. We’re growing old. It’s getting late.
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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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Off the coast and I’m headed nowhere
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I’m older than I was, and I’m still washed-up, and I haven’t changed my music one iota. It’s just much easier to do this when people are being nice to you.
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