I look to an out gay man or woman as pretty much what I would aspire to. The strength that it takes to do that and the floodgates that open and what they pay for it.
BEN FOLDSI 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.
More Ben Folds Quotes
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When someone really goes to tell you something about what they’re thinking, they’re going to wear that experience with them. That’s what you have to share.
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The clock never stops, never stops, never waits. We’re growing old. It’s getting late.
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I feel like a quote out of context.
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If you can’t draw a crowd, draw dicks on the wall
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I think a lot of good directors listen to music while they’re working. The songs just don’t become a part of the film. They’re replaced.
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Everyone, when you’re a teenager and you’re growing up, you do feel like your life is dramatic enough to be on a TV screen, but we know that it’s not.
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Everybody knows it hurts to grow up…and we’re still fighting it.
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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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The nice thing about age is worrying less and less about what people think.
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Everyone grew up with a piano in their living room, so rocking out on the piano was accessible – it wasn’t an upper-class thing. Now pianos have become very much a piece of furniture.
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I’m definitely an anomaly, but I’m making things. They’re selling, say, martinis, and I’m kind of making vintage Riesling.
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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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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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What stupid f – king idiot gets married a second time if the first time didn’t work out?
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People learn at the rate they are going to learn.
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