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.
BEN FOLDSMy parents told me I must get married. I was seen as a failure if I didn’t do it.
More Ben Folds Quotes
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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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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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Now that I have found someone, I’m feeling more alone… than I ever have before.
BEN FOLDSNow that I have found someone, I’m feeling more alone… than I ever have before.
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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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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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Rock and roll is – and should be – a kid’s place.
BEN FOLDSRock and roll is – and should be – a kid’s place.
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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.
BEN FOLDSEven 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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Im really good at writing almost hits.
BEN FOLDSIm really good at writing almost hits.
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I feel like a quote out of context.
BEN FOLDSI feel like a quote out of context.
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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.
BEN FOLDSI 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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The nice thing about age is worrying less and less about what people think.
BEN FOLDSThe nice thing about age is worrying less and less about what people think.
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In many ways, I’ve chosen to be plain, almost too plain, too self-effacing. Like, if I record a vocal and I don’t like the way it sounds, I would have them turn it up and take the reverb off it to make it as plain as possible.
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I’m aware that I’m very fringe, and it’s nice that way.
BEN FOLDSI’m aware that I’m very fringe, and it’s nice that way.
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But I really do have a soft spot for the solo shows. Any musician who writes and sings will tell you that’s the center of it, that is it. It’s almost like there’s something church-like about it and you gotta go back there, if you’re a songwriter that sings your material.
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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.
BEN FOLDSI 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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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 FOLDSEveryone 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.
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