Ben Folds received a percussion scholarship from the University of Miami, but didn't last long at the school. As he recounted to the San Diego Union-Tribune, "I spent maybe six months just running scales with a metronome like a freak. I suppose that did something."
Before forming Ben Folds Five, Folds was a member of a group called Majosha, which issued a lone full-length recording, 1989's Shut Up and Listen to Majosha. Several compositions would appear on future Folds releases (albeit in re-recorded form), including "Emaline," "Video," and "Kalamazoo."
Folds is a major fan of William Shatner, having invited the man best known as "Captain Kirk" to sing on the song "In Love" from Fear of Pop's lone album, Volume 1, while he produced an entire musical album of Shatner's, Has Been. The latter release also featured guest appearances by Joe Jackson, Henry Rollins, Aimee Mann, and Adrian Belew.
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