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.
BEN FOLDSAnd all I really want to say is you’re the reason I want to stay.
More Ben Folds Quotes
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Everyone, when you’re a teenager and you’re growing up, you do feel like your life is dramatic enough to be on a TV screen, but we know that it’s not.
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The clock never stops, never stops, never waits. We’re growing old. It’s getting late.
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The less I talk in bars, write emails, express myself in an emotionally lewd way outside of my songwriting, the more I have to do it through my music.
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Notes don’t make music until you learn to insert silence between them.
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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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Even though I live in America more, I feel like when I go to Adelaide, that’s when I get to go home.
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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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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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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 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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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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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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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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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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