The nice thing about age is worrying less and less about what people think.
BEN FOLDSIf 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.
More Ben Folds Quotes
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There is still some art in pop music. But it can’t happen if you’re not inspired.
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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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The nature of honesty is that if someone has information or knows something about you that you don’t want heard, then they have power over you.
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If you can’t draw a crowd, draw dicks on the wall
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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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If I’m in a relationship and my girlfriend is sleeping with other people, I don’t need to know who it is; I just want to know how she feels about it.
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Now that I have found someone, I’m feeling more alone… than I ever have before.
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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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The cruelest lies are often told without a word The kindest truths are often spoken, never heard
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Notes don’t make music until you learn to insert silence between them.
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My parents told me I must get married. I was seen as a failure if I didn’t do it.
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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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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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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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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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