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Ben Gibbard Quotes

I just rediscovered my guitar Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

I’m not like a 90-mph fastball kind of guy, but I can hit 70 on radar gun. I hit 70 one time on a radar guy at one of those pitch-and-throw kind of things. I have a pretty good arm for somebody who’s not a baseball player Picture Quote #1

I’ve always had a soft spot for Phil Collins. He’s a great vocalist Picture Quote #1

I’ve covered Avril Lavigne. I like good pop songs, and I don’t think there should be any kind of preconceptions about where good pop songs come from Picture Quote #1

It’s trippy to think we have an album that’s 10 years old. It’s even trippier to think we have a couple of albums older than that Picture Quote #1

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The second ‘Postal Service’ album is threatening to become the ‘Chinese Democracy’ of indie rock. It will come out eventually, or maybe it won’t Picture Quote #1

Our band is very polarizing. There are people who absolutely can’t stand us, and people who absolutely can’t live without us. I’d rather spark those kind of polar-opposite feelings than have people be indifferent Picture Quote #1

I think sometimes a narrative can come out of a single word Picture Quote #1

I don’t want to be overdramatic about it, but I’m starting to see a lot of my bad habits get the best of me Picture Quote #1

Everybody has a language or code that they use with their wife or their girlfriend or boyfriend or what have you. It’s a language aside from the language they have with strangers. I’ve always been maybe an abuser of alliteration, but I’ve always loved it and I like how those words sound together Picture Quote #1

The songwriting of Hall and Oates is deceptively complex. There are a number of key changes that pass you by as you’re listening to the song because they’re so seamless and clever Picture Quote #1

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It’s like, how do you continue to make records that are representative of who you are that your fans will recognize as your band, while still trying to push things forward and present new sounds for people Picture Quote #1

I was literally just going and applying for jobs, and I couldn’t get a job, and I was getting more and more broke, and you find yourself groveling for jobs you don’t even want Picture Quote #1

Hall and Oates is one of the few musical groups as satisfying now as it was back then. There’s something incredibly musically satisfying about their songs. Nothing has diminished my love for them Picture Quote #1

Liking interesting things doesn’t make you interesting Picture Quote #1

As a songwriter, I’m not necessarily writing about myself or my life Picture Quote #1

At this point in my life, I find myself obsessed with alternate paths I could’ve taken. I don’t think about this with a sense of regret, but with a sense of wonder Picture Quote #1

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What we aspired to in 1998, we have wildly surpassed. and I know we all feel incredibly grateful and lucky this band has been able to have the life that it’s had Picture Quote #1

We never sit down before we start making a record and talk about this new sonic palette that we are going to try to explore. We always let the record kind of reveal itself to us over time Picture Quote #1

We all pine for a time in life when things were simpler. Even when they weren’t necessarily simpler, hindsight makes them look a lot simpler. The reality of it was that it wasn’t Picture Quote #1

It’s like, how do you continue to make records that are representative of who you are that your fans will recognize as your band, while still trying to push things forward and present new sounds for people Picture Quote #1

There’s a cinematic quality that happens in my mind when I hear something that really lands. An album is just a journal of a life moving through time Picture Quote #1

I have always been very open and earnest about some things in my life, some things that are not directly in my life, but they’re twirling around me at the time Picture Quote #1

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I’m a war of head versus heart, it’s always this way. My head is weak, my heart always speaks, before I know what it will say Picture Quote #1

And it came to me then that every plan is a tiny prayer to father time Picture Quote #1

More times than not, it’s a failed endeavor. You will fail more times than you succeed. But I think you need those failed endeavors Picture Quote #1

I was literally just going and applying for jobs, and I couldn’t get a job, and I was getting more and more broke, and you find yourself groveling for jobs you don’t even want Picture Quote #1

I don’t want to be overdramatic about it, but I’m starting to see a lot of my bad habits get the best of me Picture Quote #1

Everybody has a language or code that they use with their wife or their girlfriend or boyfriend or what have you. It’s a language aside from the language they have with strangers. I’ve always been maybe an abuser of alliteration, but I’ve always loved it and I like how those words sound together Picture Quote #1

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I just rediscovered my guitar (Ben Gibbard Quotes) 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 Quotes) I’m not like a 90-mph fastball kind of guy, but I can hit 70 on radar gun. I hit 70 one time on a radar guy at one of those pitch-and-throw kind of things. I have a pretty good arm for somebody who’s not a baseball player (Ben Gibbard Quotes) I’ve always had a soft spot for Phil Collins. He’s a great vocalist (Ben Gibbard Quotes) I’ve covered Avril Lavigne. I like good pop songs, and I don’t think there should be any kind of preconceptions about where good pop songs come from (Ben Gibbard Quotes) It’s trippy to think we have an album that’s 10 years old. It’s even trippier to think we have a couple of albums older than that (Ben Gibbard Quotes) The second ‘Postal Service’ album is threatening to become the ‘Chinese Democracy’ of indie rock. It will come out eventually, or maybe it won’t (Ben Gibbard Quotes) Our band is very polarizing. There are people who absolutely can’t stand us, and people who absolutely can’t live without us. I’d rather spark those kind of polar-opposite feelings than have people be indifferent (Ben Gibbard Quotes) I think sometimes a narrative can come out of a single word (Ben Gibbard Quotes) I don’t want to be overdramatic about it, but I’m starting to see a lot of my bad habits get the best of me. (Ben Gibbard Quotes) Everybody has a language or code that they use with their wife or their girlfriend or boyfriend or what have you. It’s a language aside from the language they have with strangers. I’ve always been maybe an abuser of alliteration, but I’ve always loved it and I like how those words sound together. (Ben Gibbard Quotes) The songwriting of Hall and Oates is deceptively complex. There are a number of key changes that pass you by as you’re listening to the song because they’re so seamless and clever. (Ben Gibbard Quotes) It’s like, how do you continue to make records that are representative of who you are that your fans will recognize as your band, while still trying to push things forward and present new sounds for people. (Ben Gibbard Quotes) I was literally just going and applying for jobs, and I couldn’t get a job, and I was getting more and more broke, and you find yourself groveling for jobs you don’t even want. (Ben Gibbard Quotes) Hall and Oates is one of the few musical groups as satisfying now as it was back then. There’s something incredibly musically satisfying about their songs. Nothing has diminished my love for them. (Ben Gibbard Quotes) Liking interesting things doesn’t make you interesting (Ben Gibbard Quotes) As a songwriter, I’m not necessarily writing about myself or my life (Ben Gibbard Quotes) At this point in my life, I find myself obsessed with alternate paths I could’ve taken. I don’t think about this with a sense of regret, but with a sense of wonder (Ben Gibbard Quotes) What we aspired to in 1998, we have wildly surpassed. and I know we all feel incredibly grateful and lucky this band has been able to have the life that it’s had (Ben Gibbard Quotes) We never sit down before we start making a record and talk about this new sonic palette that we are going to try to explore. We always let the record kind of reveal itself to us over time (Ben Gibbard Quotes) We all pine for a time in life when things were simpler. Even when they weren’t necessarily simpler, hindsight makes them look a lot simpler. The reality of it was that it wasn’t (Ben Gibbard Quotes) It’s like, how do you continue to make records that are representative of who you are that your fans will recognize as your band, while still trying to push things forward and present new sounds for people (Ben Gibbard Quotes) There’s a cinematic quality that happens in my mind when I hear something that really lands. An album is just a journal of a life moving through time (Ben Gibbard Quotes) I have always been very open and earnest about some things in my life, some things that are not directly in my life, but they’re twirling around me at the time (Ben Gibbard Quotes) I’m a war of head versus heart, it’s always this way. My head is weak, my heart always speaks, before I know what it will say (Ben Gibbard Quotes) And it came to me then that every plan is a tiny prayer to father time (Ben Gibbard Quotes) More times than not, it’s a failed endeavor. You will fail more times than you succeed. But I think you need those failed endeavors (Ben Gibbard Quotes) I was literally just going and applying for jobs, and I couldn’t get a job, and I was getting more and more broke, and you find yourself groveling for jobs you don’t even want (Ben Gibbard Quotes) I don’t want to be overdramatic about it, but I’m starting to see a lot of my bad habits get the best of me (Ben Gibbard Quotes) Everybody has a language or code that they use with their wife or their girlfriend or boyfriend or what have you. It’s a language aside from the language they have with strangers. I’ve always been maybe an abuser of alliteration, but I’ve always loved it and I like how those words sound together (Ben Gibbard Quotes)