My parents told me I must get married. I was seen as a failure if I didn’t do it.
BEN FOLDSWhite 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.
More Ben Folds Quotes
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I’m aware that I’m very fringe, and it’s nice that way.
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I think alcohol is a good drug for me when I’m writing. I don’t think I’ve ever had a problem with it. I can stop for a few weeks, so I think it’s okay. I don’t think it’s good for my liver, but I do love it. It’s a huge part of my life, and it makes me happy.
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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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Everybody knows it hurts to grow up…and we’re still fighting it.
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Some people would say they never see me because I don’t go anywhere. I stay in the blue state of Nashville, in my bubble.
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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 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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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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The nice thing about age is worrying less and less about what people think.
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Now that I have found someone, I’m feeling more alone… than I ever have before.
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Notes don’t make music until you learn to insert silence between them.
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It’s like being in the position of – in half of the industry’s mind, you’re kind of a cult-following, independent rocker. And on the other hand, you’re a sellout. But neither one of them are right.
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The nature of honesty is that if someone has information or knows something about you that you don’t want heard, then they have power over you.
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And all I really want to say is you’re the reason I want to stay.
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I used to do this big rant at the end of some gigs with Ben Folds Five. The band broke into this big heavy metal thing and I started as a joke to scream in a heavy metal falsetto. I found myself saying things like: Feel my pain, I am white, feel my pain.
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