Ben Gibbard - Song Quotes

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It's amazing to have people singing a song back to you on a stage. It's great to finish recording a song and play it for your friend, and they love it. That feels good. But nothing feels better than when you've finished something and you know it's good, and you know that those other responses will come in time.

Ben Gibbard

Some fans get genuinely upset if I admit that a song that they held close to their heart was not based on actual events in my life. Like What Sarah Said : I was never in a waiting room in a hospital waiting for news that somebody was going to die.

Ben Gibbard

I decided a handful of years ago that I just want to write songs that you can understand as soon as you put the record on. There's no need to veil what's happening in the song the way I used to.
My goal as a songwriter now is to simply write some memorable turns of phrase.

Ben Gibbard

I don't spend my time perusing message boards to find out what people think about me or if people think my songs are good or if people love that lyric or this or that. I just want to be happy with it myself — and if other people like it, that's great.

Ben Gibbard