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How did the band start?
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Darren: I ran into Ben at the Hardback down in Chapel Hill. I was in a band, but
I was just there seeing a band, I thought I'd get some food. He said he was
moving to town so I helped him find a place and just showed him around.
Ben: I'm from Winston -Salem, North Carolina. I lived there until I went off to
college. I went to the University of Miami. I had a really good scholarship...
but I didn't have enough money to pay for the rest of it so I had to split. So I
threw my drums into the lake. I got pictures of me throwing my drums in the
lake. It was a $27 drum set.
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Robert: I was in transit... I got back from Nashville and I get this message,
this little piece of paper and it says "Ben Folds' called." I knew who Ben was
and it scared the shit out of me because thought "Do I owe him money or
something?" Then, I don't know, we just got together and played, We snuck into
the UNG practice room. There was some angry Chinese women out there banging on
the door the whole time and we sat up there and jammed.
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So how long was after you guys got together that you started playing live?
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Darren: About a month and a half...It went well actually. the first gigs went
really good.
Robert: It was all right when we started that way, because you don't have to
treat it like a recital or a showcase or something like that, like you might
have to do in New York or L.A. where you are highly criticized, so it was really
cool.
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