Why I Leaked It: Ben Folds Comes Clean About His Fake (And Real) New Album, "Way To Normal"

Plus: A track-by-track comparison of the false and actual tunes

DAVID DOWNSPosted Aug 13, 2008 10:34 AM

"Cologne"
Semi-Real: " 'Cologne' is actually on the album, but when you load it up from Ass Pirate or wherever you download it from you hear a piano orchestra with 10 pianos and that's what I recorded for the DVD. The budget for the video all got spent on one song, which isn't the single. It's not only not the single, it's not the right version of the song, so everyone's confused, including me, because I didn't plan to do it that way."

"Hiroshima"
Real: "It isn't even really a single, we're just calling it a single and putting it out there for a couple days but it's not really being serviced real heavily."
Fake: None

"You Don't Know Me" (feat. Regina Spektor)
Real: "We knew was coming out as a single. It's real simple I just called her up and we went up and did it. I had a part I wanted her to sing it, but she added a lot. There's stuff that just came out of her mouth that wasn't the plan, which is great. That's kinda what I wanted. The song chords were so simple there wasn't much room for that, but she's one of those talented people. When she works it's scary good. She's just all talent."
Fake: None


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