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 goodgreathave Change image and share on social
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 backcenterchurch share on social
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 musicpeopleperson Change image and share on social
Billy Joel and Joe Jackson were both great, and they both play piano. Ben Folds billygreatjackson Change image and share on social
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 carefullycraftcringe Change image and share on social
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 backfindlist Change image and share on social
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 businessdroolend Change image and share on social
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 artbreathequilibrium Change image and share on social
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 bandbenbig share on social
The clock never stops, never stops, never waits. We're growing old. It's getting late. Ben Folds clockgrowlate Change image and share on social