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.
BEN FOLDSIf 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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I look to an out gay man or woman as pretty much what I would aspire to. The strength that it takes to do that and the floodgates that open and what they pay for it.
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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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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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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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My parents told me I must get married. I was seen as a failure if I didn’t do it.
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Notes don’t make music until you learn to insert silence between them.
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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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The reason I stop playing songs is usually because I get sick of them, and then they find themselves back into the set list at some point.
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The clock never stops, never stops, never waits. We’re growing old. It’s getting late.
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When someone really goes to tell you something about what they’re thinking, they’re going to wear that experience with them. That’s what you have to share.
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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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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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And all I really want to say is you’re the reason I want to stay.
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I feel like a quote out of context.
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I’m not really a strange person or anything, so if there’s music I like, usually there’s other people who like it too.
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