Rob Bergeron

“But don’t take my advice; listen to Neil Young. He said it best: “There’s a lot to learn for wasting time.”
― Ben Folds, A Dream about Lightning Bugs: A Life of Music and Cheap Lessons

“As you get closer to finding your voice, you’ll feel resistance. You’ll want to retreat. It’s scary to just be you. You may notice that criticism from others starts to sting more, because now it’s personal. You’re being seen and addressed directly, not through the sunglasses you finally removed. But once you’ve relaxed, you can apply the effort to the important part—that which projects and amplifies the expression of the real you. That’s technique.”
― Ben Folds, A Dream about Lightning Bugs: A Life of Music and Cheap Lessons

“I’m amazed when someone sees the sculpture inside a rock while the rest of us just see a rock. I say “hell yes” to the architects who imagine the spaces we will one day live in. And a round of applause for the stylist who sees what hair to cut to make me look respectable for a couple of weeks. I bow low and fast in the direction of those who paint amazing things on the ceilings of chapels, make life-changing movies, or deliver a stand-up routine that recognizes the humor in the mundane. What all those artists have in common is that they point out things that were always there, always dotting the sky. Now we can take it in and live what we missed.”
― Ben Folds, A Dream about Lightning Bugs: A Life of Music and Cheap Lessons

“So sure, I had to dig out of a little insecurity hole vocally, but I don’t blame my parents for this. We are all a work in progress.”
― Ben Folds, A Dream about Lightning Bugs: A Life of Music and Cheap Lessons