{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/61de0665cc27c20014ea15cf/61de066e8657180013af3f10?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Ben Folds | Music, Creativity & Nonconformity","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61de0665cc27c20014ea15cf/show-cover.jpg?height=200","description":"<p>Acclaimed musician, composer and creative visionary, Ben Folds, has created an enormous body of genre-bending music that includes mega-hit pop albums with Ben Folds Five, multiple solo albums, and countless collaborations. He currently serves as the first-ever Artistic Advisor to the National Symphony Orchestra at the Kennedy Center. Ben's first book “<a href=\"https://amzn.to/2QhNmh3\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>A Dream About Lightning Bugs</em></a>,” is a story-driven meditation on art, life, and music.</p><p>You can find Ben Folds at: <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/murkanpianist/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram</a> | <a href=\"https://www.benfolds.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Website</a></p><p>-------------</p><p>Have you discovered your&nbsp;Sparketype&nbsp;yet?&nbsp;Take the Sparketype Assessment™ now. IT’S FREE&nbsp;(<a href=\"https://sparketype.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://sparketype.com/</a>) and takes about 7-minutes to complete. At a minimum, it’ll open your eyes in a big way. It also just might change your life.</p><p>If you enjoyed the show, please share it with a friend. Thank you to our super cool brand partners. If you like the show, please support them - they help make the podcast possible.</p>","author_name":"Jonathan Fields / Acast"}