American - Musician | September 12, 1966 -
I'm really good at writing 'almost hits'.
Ben Folds
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There is still some art in pop music. But it can't happen if you're not inspired.
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Even though I live in America more, I feel like when I go to Adelaide, that's when I get to go home.
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I'm aware that I'm very fringe, and it's nice that way.
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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.
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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.
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