Ben Folds

“Everybody knows it hurts to grow up. But everybody does it.”

“The clock is ticking and you're hearing the beat of your own heart.”

“The perfect pop song is a ridiculously powerful thing.”

“I feel like a quote out of context.”

“The best rock is not about being cool. It's about being honest.”

“What I am is a musician who is a pretty good storyteller. I'm not a poet.”

“The seconds just drip into minutes. The minutes just drip into hours.”

“Learn to be alone and to like it. There is nothing more freeing and empowering than learning to like your own company.”

“You have to be a little bit crazy to do great things.”

“You can't get a suit of armor and a rubber chicken just like that. You have to plan ahead.”

“If you're gonna be a singer, you'd better be a good one. You'd better have something to say.”

“It's a beautiful thing to be in love. It's a scary thing to be in love.”

“Now I'm a has-been who is longing for the past, but I'm not dead yet.”