“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

Source: The Meaning Of Life, III

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American singer, songwriter and guitarist 1976

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