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There is still some art in pop music. But it can't happen if you're not inspired.
Ben Folds
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Ben Folds
Age: 58
Born: 1966
Born: September 12
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Singer-Songwriter
Winston-Salem
North Carolina
Benjamin Scott Folds
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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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