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"I've had so many eras of albums and songs that there are always new fans, who to them 'that' becomes old school," legendary singer-songwriter Ben Folds tells Gigwise as he sits behind the piano at London's fittingly classy Joe Allen restaurant. Whether solo, with the Ben Folds Five or collaborating with the likes of Nick Hornby or yMusic, his music has mapped so many chapters of so many lives, with one singular and distinct voice.
To celebrate this unique talent and get under the skin of what goes into his music, we asked Mr Folds to join us by the piano to talk and play us through a selection of the most defining tracks from across his career.
Check it out below to find out what went into 'Not The Same', 'Learn To Live With What You Are' and 'Capable Of Anything' from 2015's So There.
Watch Part One of Ben Folds' Key Tracks for Gigwise below
Check back soon for part two of our Key Tracks with Ben Folds - filmed at Joe Allen in London.
For more in our Key Tracks series, see Peter Hook talk us through the defining songs of Joy Division and New Order.
Meanwhile, Ben Folds' upcoming UK tour dates are as follows. For tickets and more information, visit here.
Ben Folds will play:
Sun June 12 2016 - CARDIFF Millennium Centre
Mon June 13 2016 - BIRMINGHAM Symphony Hall
Tue June 14 2016 - EDINBURGH Usher Hall
Wed June 15 2016 - LIVERPOOL Philharmonic
Sat June 18 2016 - GATESHEAD Sage
Mon June 20 2016 - LONDON Palladium
Tue June 21 2016 - LONDON Palladium
Wed June 22 2016 - BRIGHTON Dome
Thu June 23 2016 - CAMBRIDGE Corn Exchange
