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I divorce myself from listeners who aren’t tolerant of humor. I did notice universally that, especially when it comes to weight, people look in the mirror and get the angle just right, tell themselves it’s all right, and then they go out.

Ben Folds

Some people would say they never see me because I don’t go anywhere. I stay in the blue state of Nashville, in my bubble.
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Anywhere Blue Buddle People State
Off the coast and I’m headed nowhere
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Coast Headed Nowhere
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
I think people use temp music quite a bit, but the people who write the temp music don’t ever really learn that their music was inspiring a movie.
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People Thinking Writing
Rock and roll is – and should be – a kid’s place.
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Kids Rocks Roll
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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Easier Nice People
And all I really want to say is you’re the reason I want to stay.
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Happy Love Reason Want
There is still some art in pop music. But it can’t happen if you’re not inspired.
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Art Inspired Pops
I’m not really a strange person or anything, so if there’s music I like, usually there’s other people who like it too.
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Anything People Person Strange
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 always feel very lucky that I am forced to make records at certain times. If I was forced to make 2 records a year, I would write twice as many songs. I can’t make myself finish something unless I am forced
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Always Myself Record Times Twice
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
I feel like a quote out of context.
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Context Feels Folds
I want people to listen to my lyrics and be okay with themselves. The people who have it the roughest are homosexuals who come out of the closet.
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Closets People Want
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
Next door, there’s an old man who lived to his nineties and one day passed away in his sleep. And his wife, she stayed for a couple of days and passed away. I’m sorry, I know that’s a strange way to tell you that I know we belong.
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Couple Sleep Sorry

I divorce myself from listeners who aren’t tolerant of humor. I did notice universally that, especially when it comes to weight, people look in the mirror and get the angle just right, tell themselves it’s all right, and then they go out.

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I divorce myself from listeners who aren’t tolerant of humor. I did notice universally that, especially when it comes to weight, people look in the mirror and get the angle just right, tell themselves it’s all right, and then they go out.

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