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.
BEN FOLDSYou can’t really control how people hear stuff. It’s hard to remember that. I have to let go of it.
More Ben Folds Quotes
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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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The press is like any business. Its a group of really intelligent individuals that ends up being one slathering, one-eyed, drooling monster.
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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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You can’t really control how people hear stuff. It’s hard to remember that. I have to let go of it.
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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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There is still some art in pop music. But it can’t happen if you’re not inspired.
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Now that I have found someone, I’m feeling more alone… than I ever have before.
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If you’re afraid they might discover your redneck past, there are a hundred ways to cover your redneck past.
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Everybody knows it hurts to grow up…and we’re still fighting it.
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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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The nice thing about age is worrying less and less about what people think.
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I feel like a quote out of context, withholding the rest so I can be for you what you want to see.
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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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And all I really want to say is you’re the reason I want to stay.
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Billy Joel and Joe Jackson were both great, and they both play piano.
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