My idea is to play with the people who you know want to get it right. Then it's fun and easy to record, and you can get down to details, like taking out cymbals so the verse doesn't dwarf the… — Ben Folds Copy Share Image
What stupid f - king idiot gets married a second time if the first time didn't work out? — Ben Folds Copy Share
I'm definitely an anomaly, but I'm making things. They're selling, say, martinis, and I'm kind of making vintage Riesling. People aren't going to sit… — Ben Folds Copy Share
There is still some art in pop music. But it can't happen if you're not inspired. — Ben Folds Copy Share
My job is to be some sort of music/lyric psychic, to figure out that that's the right song to not fight the lyric. — Ben Folds Copy Share
With the a cappella groups, every voice is like one string on a guitar, one note on the piano, or one cymbal, and you… — Ben Folds Copy Share
You never know when you put out an album that's unique whether it'll get beat up for it or not. — Ben Folds Copy Share
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. Everyone grew up… — Ben Folds Copy Share
I used to do this big rant at the end of some gigs with Ben Folds Five. The band broke into this big heavy… — Ben Folds Copy Share
I've gotten to the point where I realize that I need to tell my truth in music and not walk around blabbing my mind. — Ben Folds Copy Share
The press is like any business. Its a group of really intelligent individuals that ends up being one slathering, one-eyed, drooling monster. — Ben Folds Copy Share
You can't really control how people hear stuff. It's hard to remember that. I have to let go of it. — Ben Folds Copy Share
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 Folds Copy Share
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,… — Ben Folds Copy Share