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My job is to be some sort of music/lyric psychic, to figure out that that’s the right song to not fight the lyric.

Ben Folds

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
A lot of 18-year-olds are like old men. They think they’ve seen everything.
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Men Thinking Years
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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Sarcastic Singing Writing
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
I have manic energy. What can be done about it? I don’t know what to say sometimes. I’m professional in public, but I like to stay inside and be a hermit.
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Done Energy Sometimes
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
People aren’t going to sit there very often, not your average public, and your average music-business monster is not going to take the time to notice the overtones and the undertones inside the flavor. They’d rather just have the martini.
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Average Business Overtones Public
There is still some art in pop music. But it can’t happen if you’re not inspired.
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Art Inspired Pops
Why would I want to sound like Joni Mitchell? I’ve got Joni Mitchell records, and they’re great, and I couldn’t possibly be that good.
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Records Sound Want
I love you more than I have ever found a way to say to you.
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Day Love Valentines Way
Notes don’t make music until you learn to insert silence between them.
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Notes Silence
I’m older than I was, and I’m still washed-up, and I haven’t changed my music one iota. It’s just much easier to do this when people are being nice to you.
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Easier Nice People
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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Cheating Lying Mean
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
Everybody knows it hurts to grow up…and we’re still fighting it.
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Fighting Growing Hurt Up

My job is to be some sort of music/lyric psychic, to figure out that that’s the right song to not fight the lyric.

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