The less I talk in bars, write emails, express myself in an emotionally lewd way outside of my songwriting, the more I… — Ben Folds Copy Share Image
I drink a lot, probably too much. My scene while writing lyrics is always a bottle of scotch and stacks of note… — Ben Folds Copy Share Image
But I really do have a soft spot for the solo shows. Any musician who writes and sings will tell you that's… — Ben Folds Copy Share Image
With a song, it only takes a couple of minutes to go back to the beginning and try it again to see… — Ben Folds Copy Share Image
“I start songs all the time. If I weren't so lazy, I would finish them. It's like when I have a deadline… — Ben Folds Copy Share Image
Everything I write is personal, really. Even when I'm sarcastic, it's quite personal. And on this record, from the production to the… — Ben Folds Copy Share Image
I think people use temp music quite a bit, but the people who write the temp music don't ever really learn that… — Ben Folds Copy Share Image
Because I write very simply, but inside the simplicity, there's a lot of subtlety. That's what I'm proud of. — Ben Folds Copy Share Image
I think alcohol is a good drug for me when I'm writing. I don't think I've ever had a problem with it.… — Ben Folds Copy Share Image
The nice thing about age is worrying less and less about what people think. — 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 Image
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 Image
There is still some art in pop music. But it can't happen if you're not inspired. — Ben Folds Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
