--- title: "1 Idea Play Quotes By Ben Folds" description: "1 Idea Play quotes by Ben Folds. Plus more from Ben Folds and more Idea Play sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f3d/ben-folds-9125_chorus_my-idea-is-to-play-with-the-people-who-y_3202396.png" --- > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-folds/my-idea-is-to-play-with-the-people-who-you-know-want-to-get-it-right/) [Ben Folds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-folds/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f3d/ben-folds-9125_chorus_my-idea-is-to-play-with-the-people-who-y_3202396.png) ## More by Ben Folds > [The nice thing about age is worrying less and less about what people think.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-folds/the-nice-thing-about-age-is-worrying-less-and-less-about-what-people/) [Ben Folds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-folds/) > [What stupid f - king idiot gets married a second time if the first time didn't work out?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-folds/what-stupid-f-king-idiot-gets-married-a-second-time-if-the-first-time/) [Ben Folds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-folds/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-folds/i-m-definitely-an-anomaly-but-i-m-making-things-they-re-selling-say/) [Ben Folds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-folds/) > [There is still some art in pop music. But it can't happen if you're not inspired.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-folds/there-is-still-some-art-in-pop-music-but-it-can-t-happen-if-you-re/) [Ben Folds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-folds/) > [People learn at the rate they are going to learn.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-folds/people-learn-at-the-rate-they-are-going-to-learn/) [Ben Folds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-folds/) > [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-folds/my-job-is-to-be-some-sort-of-music-lyric-psychic-to-figure-out-that/) [Ben Folds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-folds/) > [With the a cappella groups, every voice is like one string on a guitar, one note on the piano, or one cymbal, and you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-folds/with-the-a-cappella-groups-every-voice-is-like-one-string-on-a-guitar/) [Ben Folds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-folds/) > [You never know when you put out an album that's unique whether it'll get beat up for it or not.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-folds/you-never-know-when-you-put-out-an-album-that-s-unique-whether-it-ll/) [Ben Folds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-folds/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-folds/the-piano-is-just-a-different-animal-it-s-expensive-it-s-big-it-s/) [Ben Folds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-folds/) > [I used to do this big rant at the end of some gigs with Ben Folds Five. The band broke into this big heavy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-folds/i-used-to-do-this-big-rant-at-the-end-of-some-gigs-with-ben-folds/) [Ben Folds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-folds/) > [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-folds/i-ve-gotten-to-the-point-where-i-realize-that-i-need-to-tell-my-truth/) [Ben Folds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-folds/) > [The press is like any business. Its a group of really intelligent individuals that ends up being one slathering, one-eyed, drooling monster.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-folds/the-press-is-like-any-business-its-a-group-of-really-intelligent/) [Ben Folds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-folds/) > [You can't really control how people hear stuff. It's hard to remember that. I have to let go of it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-folds/you-can-t-really-control-how-people-hear-stuff-it-s-hard-to-remember/) [Ben Folds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-folds/) > [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-folds/why-would-i-want-to-sound-like-joni-mitchell-i-ve-got-joni-mitchell/) [Ben Folds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-folds/) > [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,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-folds/everyone-when-you-re-a-teenager-and-you-re-growing-up-you-do-feel/) [Ben Folds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-folds/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/idea-play/ben-folds/#itemlist", "name": "1 Idea Play Quotes By Ben Folds", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "My idea is to play with the people who you know want to get it right. 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