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 in a charming, funny and wise chronicle of his artistic coming of age, infused with the wry observations of a natural storyteller. He opens up about finding his voice as a musician, becoming a rock anti-hero, and hauling a baby grand piano on and off stage for every performance.
From growing up in working class North Carolina childhood amid the race and class tensions that shaped his early songwriting to painful life lessons he learned the hard way, he also ruminates on music in the digital age, the absurdity of life on the road, and the challenges of sustaining a multi-decade, multi-faceted career in the music business.
A Dream About Lightning Bugs embodies what Folds has been singing about for years: Smile like you’ve got nothing to prove, because it hurts to grow up, and life flies by in seconds.
‘As a fan and a musician, this is truly a gift.’ Jamie Cullum
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 in a charming, funny and wise chronicle of his artistic coming of age, infused with the wry observations of a natural storyteller. He opens up about finding his voice as a musician, becoming a rock anti-hero, and hauling a baby grand piano on and off stage for every performance.
From growing up in working class North Carolina childhood amid the race and class tensions that shaped his early songwriting to painful life lessons he learned the hard way, he also ruminates on music in the digital age, the absurdity of life on the road, and the challenges of sustaining a multi-decade, multi-faceted career in the music business.
A Dream About Lightning Bugs embodies what Folds has been singing about for years: Smile like you’ve got nothing to prove, because it hurts to grow up, and life flies by in seconds.
‘As a fan and a musician, this is truly a gift.’ Jamie Cullum
Ben Folds is a celebrated musician who has created a unique body of
genre-bending music that includes pop albums with Ben Folds Five,
multiple solo albums, and collaborations with artists ranging from
Sara Bareilles to Regina Spektor to William Shatner. One of his
recent albums, ‘So There’, a blend of pop songs and his Concerto
for Piano and Orchestra, soared to #1 on both the Billboard
classical and classical crossover charts. In 2017 he was named the
first ever artistic advisor to the National Symphony Orchestra at
the Kennedy Center. An avid photographer, Folds is a member of the
prestigious Sony Artisans of Imagery. Folds is also an outspoken
champion for arts education and music therapy. A Dream About
Lightning Bugs is his first book.
https://www.benfolds.com/book
'I read this in one glorious, giant gulp. As a fan of [Ben’s] work
and a musician, this is truly a gift.’
*Jamie Cullum*
"A Dream About Lightning Bugs reads like its author:
intelligent, curious, unapologetically punk, and funny as hell.
This intimate look at his life from his own unique perspective is a
rare and unforgettable gift that does what Ben Folds always has
done for me as an artist and a friend: encourages me to be more
myself, with a lot of swear words."
*Sara Bareilles*
"Delightful...Singer-songwriter Folds explores the ways in which
music shaped his life and offers glimpses into the process of
making music....Folds's fans will take great pleasure in this
charming and insightful memoir."
*Publishers Weekly*
‘I’m gonna learn to read for this’
*Josh Groban*
"Besides being super talented, and an incredibly poignant and
multifaceted musician, Ben Folds is a fantastic author. I couldn't
put this book down - and not just because I taped it to my hand.
Ben takes us into his mind and into his process from the very
beginnings of his childhood to where he is today - one of the
greatest musicians and writers that has ever graced the art."
*Bob Saget*
"A masterfully written memoir, and so much more. Folds imbues this
literary work with keen insight and humor to create an elegant and
moving tribute to art and life itself."
*Daniel Levitin, author of #1 New York Times bestseller This Is
Your Brain on Music and The Organized Mind*
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