A Dream about Lightning Bugs
Book description
Ben Folds is an internationally celebrated musician, singer-songwriter and former front man of the alternative rock band, Ben Folds Five, beloved for songs such as 'Brick', 'You Don't Know Me', 'Rockin' the Suburbs' and 'The Luckiest'.
In A Dream About Lightning Bugs Folds looks back at his life so far…
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1 author picked A Dream about Lightning Bugs as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Winston-Salem native Folds is the focus of one of my chapters, as a truly unlikely success story.
At the height of the grunge era of 1990s alternative rock, he led Ben Folds Five, a piano trio that played catchy pop dubbed “punk rock for sissies.” Somehow, they had a hit single with a downcast ballad about teenage abortion.
Folds is an unexpected character himself, a musical prodigy who became a quirky multi-media star after his hitmaking days ran out. His 2019 memoir is a fantastic window into his artistic process, as well as his just-do-it worldview.
He’s been one of…
From David's list on music to come out of North Carolina.
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