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Now that I have found someone, I’m feeling more alone… than I ever have before.

Ben Folds

I do have that mindset – that most good art comes from some turmoil, from someone trying to come to some equilibrium, or come up and get a breath.
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Art Mindset Trying
I feel like a quote out of context.
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Context Feels Folds
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
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
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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Every Furniture One Piano Room The Piece
Billy Joel and Joe Jackson were both great, and they both play piano.
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Both Piano Play
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
Im really good at writing almost hits.
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Almost Fold Good Writing
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
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
I’m aware that I’m very fringe, and it’s nice that way.
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Fringe Nice Way
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
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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Proud Simplicity Writing
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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Adelaide Country Home
Notes don’t make music until you learn to insert silence between them.
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Notes Silence
I do think that when you make repeated mistakes, it’s usually because you’re just not coming to grips with something.
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Mistake Something Thinking

Now that I have found someone, I’m feeling more alone… than I ever have before.

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