When you have these van tours, you drive six hours with the doors closed and windows rolled up. You pull into the venue, check into the cheap hotel you can afford, eat whatever is there, sleep, wake up, and repeat.… — Ben Sollee Copy Share Image
For every show that we do, anyone that rides public transit, bikes, or walk, we offer them a $5 voucher at the merch table. It gets people using the infrastructure in the area. Hopefully, the venues where we play will… — Ben Sollee Copy Share Image
I feel really passionately about safe, comfortable roads, crosswalks, and sidewalks. Everyone of all economic backgrounds should be able to get to school or… — Ben Sollee Copy Share Image
Art is consumed in so many different ways. You could say people don't stop to appreciate art. On the other hand, people can consume… — Ben Sollee Copy Share Image
The idea of "making art for art's sake" makes no sense for me. Each area of my life, all the roles I play, influences… — Ben Sollee Copy Share Image
I felt like I was cheating myself of those communities and cheating the audience because I wasn't able to know them. That's what the… — Ben Sollee Copy Share Image
The reason I make art is because I get to make a choice about who I am, what I do, and what I put… — Ben Sollee Copy Share Image
I'm in a position I never imagined I'd be in as a musician. Bob Dylan built an audience through recording and live shows. The… — Ben Sollee Copy Share Image
The reason I make art is because I get to make a choice about who I am, what I do, and what I put… — Ben Sollee Copy Share Image
It's funny, people often ask me, "Why do you do bike tours where it takes three times the effort and you make one-third of… — Ben Sollee Copy Share Image
Cities like Portland, Seattle, and Long Beach, which have made these investments in their infrastructure, are seeing not only health advantages, but also a… — Ben Sollee Copy Share Image
I'm interested in questions my son asks me, like, "Why do animals fight? Why do you have to leave us to go on the… — Ben Sollee Copy Share Image
Art is consumed in so many different ways. You could say people don't stop to appreciate art. On the other hand, people can consume… — Ben Sollee Copy Share Image
I'm definitely musician and storyteller. But I always like to take an active role in things I care about socially and environmentally. — Ben Sollee Copy Share Image
When you have these van tours, you drive six hours with the doors closed and windows rolled up. You pull into the venue, check… — Ben Sollee Copy Share Image
When we cut off access to certain parts of our cities to people on bikes or in wheelchairs, we're not only doing economic damage,… — Ben Sollee Copy Share Image
I'm a husband and a dad. Two thirds of my day is spent being that character. It's a huge part of my identity and… — Ben Sollee Copy Share Image
