Interviewers have to be work really hard to be good. They¹re more inclined to be bad. Generally, they can go either way, but interviewing on a whole isn¹t such a useful thing. I¹m not a big fan of (interviews), really.
Ben LeeI've tried to make music that's more universal, but for me, it's most successful emotionally when it's most specific to what I'm going through.
Ben LeeThe moments when I first made something, like when I first wrote a song please me so intensely. Everything else after that is just the act of communication.
Ben LeeOne of the biggest and most pleasant surprises is that, even when you have that need to keep up an appearance of being right or knowing, there is life after admitting you don't know and that's beautiful.
Ben LeeI like albums where all the songs are written in one go. If you're trying to create the number-one album with the best songs ever, I get why you'd want to write for three years and pick the best ones, but for me, I'd rather hear a group of songs that are all expressing a state, or time of your life. I think it's more that.
Ben Lee