I feel like a quote out of context, withholding the rest so I can be for you what you want to see.
BEN FOLDSIf you’re afraid they might discover your redneck past, there are a hundred ways to cover your redneck past.
More Ben Folds Quotes
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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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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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What stupid f – king idiot gets married a second time if the first time didn’t work out?
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Im really good at writing almost hits.
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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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People learn at the rate they are going to learn.
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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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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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A lot of 18-year-olds are like old men. They think they’ve seen everything.
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Next door, there’s an old man who lived to his nineties and one day passed away in his sleep. And his wife, she stayed for a couple of days and passed away. I’m sorry, I know that’s a strange way to tell you that I know we belong.
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To the modern ear, it seems soft. When you hear it against other things, it seems vulnerable. Lyrically and musically, though, this is more subtle. And, yes, it’s asking a lot of someone who’s used to being hit over the head with bright neon to listen to this.
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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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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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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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Rock and roll is – and should be – a kid’s place.
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