Im really good at writing almost hits.
BEN FOLDSBecause I write very simply, but inside the simplicity, there’s a lot of subtlety. That’s what I’m proud of.
More Ben Folds Quotes
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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 learn at the rate they are going to learn.
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I’m romantically inclined. No human being on Earth is not attracted to other people. There is no fairy tale that they only have eyes for you. You just choose to act on it or not.
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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 feel like a quote out of context.
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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 could probably live in Bali the rest of my life and completely live in the sticks and have a f – king moped and make a record every couple of years and not step in public and break even like I do anyway. That’s really tempting.
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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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My parents told me I must get married. I was seen as a failure if I didn’t do it.
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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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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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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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If you can’t draw a crowd, draw dicks on the wall
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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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I love you more than I have ever found a way to say to you.
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