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Adam Carolla Show

ACS: Ben Folds

Adam Carolla Show

PodcastOne / Carolla Digital

Comedy, Talk Radio

4.536.3K Ratings

🗓️ 20 July 2011

⏱️ 100 minutes

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Summary

Adam opens the show talking to Ben about how gifted of a musician he is, and how ridiculous it is that so many of his great songs never get played on the radio. They also talk about the catharsis of both music and comedy, and Adam is reminded of the great lyrics in Ben's songs. They listen to one of his favorites, 'Selfless, Cold and Composed,' and afterward listen to a series of terrible classic rock songs for Ben to play along with.

Adam then talks to Ben about growing up in North Carolina, and how old he was when he first discovered his passion for music. The guys also chat about why certain musicians have success over others, and they both agree that touring constantly is incredibly draining. Later they talk about some of the stories behind the music, including Ben having to call up an ex-girlfriend before 'Brick' hit the airwaves.

In the last part of the show, Adam and Ben jump to the phone lines to take your calls. The first caller wants to know what Ben thinks about music piracy's impact on the industry. Another wants to know why Ben often writes songs from a third-person perspective. The guys also talk about the Ben Folds Five reunion concert, and Adam asks Ben if he's ever considered writing a show for Broadway. As the show wraps up, the guys discuss some of the problems with self-criticism, and the best parts about performing live.

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Transcript

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0:00.0

You know, I travel all the time.

0:01.3

I get on the plane.

0:02.1

Me too.

0:02.5

And I'm like exhausted.

0:03.6

I'm a zombie.

0:04.0

I don't even know what's going on.

0:04.7

I'm checked out.

0:05.6

Hello, five hour energy in my everyday life.

0:10.3

Not just in my everyday life, but when I travel, I'm alert.

0:14.1

Thank you, five hour energy.

0:15.6

I'd rather be on vacation somewhere with beautiful weather, but instead'm you know what I mean like in the Midwest or something like that and that's what happens and it's uh so you got to you know and the

0:24.4

flavors they have this new delicious Hawaiian flavor five hour energy drink you got to get it go to

0:30.4

five hour energy's website to find over 15 flavors to choose from with flavors like watermelon

0:35.3

tropical burst blue raspberry raspberry. You were saying

0:38.4

peach mango. Eric goes like this. He called me the other day. He goes, dude, have you had the

0:41.7

peach mango? And I go, no. No, not yet. Dude, I've only had the other ones. And I go crazy for

0:45.6

them. So, uh, anyway, there's a flavor for everyone. Check out regular strength, strawberry

0:50.4

lemonade, extra strength, fan fuel, and more. You even have the option to build your own 12-pack or 24-pack.

0:57.1

You choose the flavors, and it's delivered right to your door, so you can get a little assortment

1:00.0

of it.

1:00.2

It's really great.

1:00.9

But if you are out and about, you can always pick up a five-hour energy shot at your local

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