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48 Great Quotes By Ben Folds That Are Sure To Rock Your Life

Famous As: Singer-Songwriter, Musician & Composer Who was the Frontman and Pianist of the Alternative Rock Trio 'Ben Folds Five'
Born On: September 12, 1966
Born In: Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Age: 56 Years
Ben Folds is an acclaimed American musician who formed the popular rock band ‘Ben Folds Five’. He started playing the piano at an early age of nine and went on to master various other instruments. He initially performed at various local clubs and also formed a couple of bands which were not successful. These failures couldn’t stop him and he further collaborated with his friends to form the band ‘Ben Folds Five’. They came up with their debut self-titled album which featured their popular single ‘Underground’. This album reflected their unconventional music sense and helped them get instant fame. Their next album ‘Whatever and Ever Amen’ came with their first and most successful hit single ‘Brick’. They further enhanced their reputation with various other albums before breaking up in 2000. Ben moved to pursue a solo career debuting with ‘Rockin the Suburbs’. He also formed another band called ‘The Bens’ which soon became popular among the masses. We have collected few famous quotes and thoughts by the renowned artist which have been scanned from his life and works. Here is compilation of quotes and sayings by Ben Folds which reveal his creative bent of mind.
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You have made me smile again; in fact I may be sore from it- it's been awhile.

You have made me smile again; in fact I may be sore from it- it's been awhile.

Ben Folds
My my, the cruelest lies are often told without a word
My my, the kindest truths are often spoken, never heard

My my, the cruelest lies are often told without a word My my, the kindest truths are often spoken, never heard

Ben Folds
I'm aware that I'm very fringe, and it's nice that way.

I'm aware that I'm very fringe, and it's nice that way.

Ben Folds
I love you more than I have ever found a way to say to you.

I love you more than I have ever found a way to say to you.

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 don't have the luxury of falling back on anything.

With the a cappella groups, every voice is like one string on a guitar, one note on the piano, or one cymbal, and you don't have the luxury of falling back on anything.

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And I twisted it wrong just to make it right
Had to leave myself behind

And I twisted it wrong just to make it right Had to leave myself behind

Ben Folds
A lot of 18-year-olds are like old men. They think they've seen everything.

A lot of 18-year-olds are like old men. They think they've seen everything.

Ben Folds
The nature of honesty is that if someone has information or knows something about you that you don't want heard, then they have power over you.

The nature of honesty is that if someone has information or knows something about you that you don't want heard, then they have power over you.

Ben Folds
If you're afraid they might discover your redneck past, there are a hundred ways to cover your redneck past.

If you're afraid they might discover your redneck past, there are a hundred ways to cover your redneck past.

Ben Folds
Notes don't make music until you learn to insert silence between them.

Notes don't make music until you learn to insert silence between them.

Ben Folds
They're into something that is too big to be expressed through their clothes.

They're into something that is too big to be expressed through their clothes.

Ben Folds
And all I really want to say is you're the reason I want to stay.

And all I really want to say is you're the reason I want to stay.

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, but we know that it's not.

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, but we know that it's not.

Ben Folds
I feel like a quote out of context, withholding the rest so I can be for you what you want to see.

I feel like a quote out of context, withholding the rest so I can be for you what you want to see.

Ben Folds
I do think that when you make repeated mistakes, it's usually because you're just not coming to grips with something.

I do think that when you make repeated mistakes, it's usually because you're just not coming to grips with something.

Ben Folds
The way I see it, there's only one melody for any song.

The way I see it, there's only one melody for any song.

Ben Folds
Billy Joel and Joe Jackson were both great, and they both play piano.

Billy Joel and Joe Jackson were both great, and they both play piano.

Ben Folds
I do have that mindset - that most good art comes from some turmoil, from someone trying to come to some equilibrium, or come up and get a breath.

I do have that mindset - that most good art comes from some turmoil, from someone trying to come to some equilibrium, or come up and get a breath.

Ben Folds
When someone really goes to tell you something about what they're thinking, they're going to wear that experience with them. That's what you have to share.

When someone really goes to tell you something about what they're thinking, they're going to wear that experience with them. That's what you have to share.

Ben Folds
I have manic energy. What can be done about it? I don't know what to say sometimes. I'm professional in public, but I like to stay inside and be a hermit.

I have manic energy. What can be done about it? I don't know what to say sometimes. I'm professional in public, but I like to stay inside and be a hermit.

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I think a lot of good directors listen to music while they're working. The songs just don't become a part of the film. They're replaced.

I think a lot of good directors listen to music while they're working. The songs just don't become a part of the film. They're replaced.

Ben Folds
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.

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.

Ben Folds
People learn at the rate they are going to learn.

People learn at the rate they are going to learn.

Ben Folds
The press is like any business. It's a group of really intelligent individuals that ends up being one slathering, one-eyed, drooling monster.

The press is like any business. It's a group of really intelligent individuals that ends up being one slathering, one-eyed, drooling monster.

Ben Folds
Even though I live in America more, I feel like when I go to Adelaide, that's when I get to go home.

Even though I live in America more, I feel like when I go to Adelaide, that's when I get to go home.

Ben Folds
You never know when you put out an album that's unique whether it'll get beat up for it or not.

You never know when you put out an album that's unique whether it'll get beat up for it or not.

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.

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
I'm not really a strange person or anything, so if there's music I like, usually there's other people who like it too.

I'm not really a strange person or anything, so if there's music I like, usually there's other people who like it too.

Ben Folds
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 chorus, something like that.

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 chorus, something like that.

Ben Folds
There is still some art in pop music. But it can't happen if you're not inspired.

There is still some art in pop music. But it can't happen if you're not inspired.

Ben Folds
The reason I stop playing songs is usually because I get sick of them, and then they find themselves back into the set list at some point.

The reason I stop playing songs is usually because I get sick of them, and then they find themselves back into the set list at some point.

Ben Folds
Maybe this is wrong, but I feel like I craft my songs carefully enough that I still find that fifteen years after having written one, it still works for me - I'm not cringing.

Maybe this is wrong, but I feel like I craft my songs carefully enough that I still find that fifteen years after having written one, it still works for me - I'm not cringing.

Ben Folds
Now that I have found someone, I'm feeling more alone... than I ever have before.

Now that I have found someone, I'm feeling more alone... than I ever have before.

Ben Folds
I'm older than I was, and I'm still washed-up, and I haven't changed my music one iota. It's just much easier to do this when people are being nice to you.

I'm older than I was, and I'm still washed-up, and I haven't changed my music one iota. It's just much easier to do this when people are being nice to you.

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.

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
I'm really good at writing 'almost hits'.

I'm really good at writing 'almost hits'.

Ben Folds
Everybody knows it hurts to grow up... and we're still fighting it.

Everybody knows it hurts to grow up... and we're still fighting it.

Ben Folds
Rock and roll is - and should be - a kid's place.

Rock and roll is - and should be - a kid's place.

Ben Folds
The clock never stops, never stops, never waits. We're growing old. It's getting late.

The clock never stops, never stops, never waits. We're growing old. It's getting late.

Ben Folds
Because I write very simply, but inside the simplicity, there's a lot of subtlety. That's what I'm proud of.

Because I write very simply, but inside the simplicity, there's a lot of subtlety. That's what I'm proud of.

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 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.

Ben Folds

But I really do have a soft spot for the solo shows. Any musician who writes and sings will tell you that's the center of it, that is it. It's almost like there's something church-like about it and you gotta go back there, if you're a songwriter that sings your material.

Ben Folds

It's a tough thing to know that when you're making your album, you're going to end up collaborating with, say, Wal-Mart, on your artwork. That just sucks. And the pressure behind getting the numbers real fast is, to me, dizzying.

Ben Folds

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.

Ben Folds

In many ways, I've chosen to be plain, almost too plain, too self-effacing. Like, if I record a vocal and I don't like the way it sounds, I would have them turn it up and take the reverb off it to make it as plain as possible.

Ben Folds

I don't leave my neighborhood. I don't go anywhere. There are four blocks I live in and there are two coffee shops, one at each end of the block... so I don't do much driving... 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.

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 with a piano in their living room, so rocking out on the piano was accessible - it wasn't an upper-class thing. Now pianos have become very much a piece of furniture.

Ben Folds

I divorce myself from listeners who aren't tolerant of humor. I did notice universally that, especially when it comes to weight, people look in the mirror and get the angle just right, tell themselves it's all right, and then they go out.

Ben Folds