“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

Source: The Meaning Of Life, II

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American singer, songwriter and guitarist 1976

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