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You never know when you put out an album that’s unique whether it’ll get beat up for it or not.

Ben Folds

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
I feel like a quote out of context.
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Context Feels Folds
I’ve gotten to the point where I realize that I need to tell my truth in music and not walk around blabbing my mind.
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Mind Needs Realizing
And all I really want to say is you’re the reason I want to stay.
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Happy Love Reason Want
I don’t leave my neighborhood. I don’t go anywhere. There are four blocks I live in and there are two coffee shops, one at each end of the block… so I don’t do much driving…
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Block Coffee
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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Director Song Thinking
Im really good at writing almost hits.
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Almost Fold Good Writing
The way I see it, there’s only one melody for any song.
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Gravity Song Way
I drink a lot, probably too much. My scene while writing lyrics is always a bottle of scotch and stacks of note cards, pencil and pencil sharpener. I throw around note cards and drink.
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Cards Scotch Writing
The cruelest lies are often told without a word The kindest truths are often spoken, never heard
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Heard Lying Often Spoke
The piano is just a different animal. It’s expensive, it’s big, it’s heavy, and it doesn’t fit in the mix easily.
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Animal Class Piano
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 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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Girlfriend People Sleep
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
Rock and roll is – and should be – a kid’s place.
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Kids Rocks Roll
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

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