▁ 4 ▁and ▁ 5 ▁of ▁the ▁F XX ▁comedy ▁You ' re ▁The ▁Wor st . ▁ ▁Since ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁he ▁has ▁been ▁serving ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁art istic ▁ad visor ▁to ▁the ▁National ▁Sym phony ▁Orchestra ▁at ▁the ▁Kennedy ▁Center ▁in ▁Washington , ▁D . C . ▁▁ ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁F olds ▁launched ▁a ▁pod cast ▁titled ▁Arts V ote ▁ 2 0 2 0 ▁with ▁Ben ▁F olds ▁with ▁the ▁stated ▁goal ▁of ▁getting ▁every ▁candidate ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 2 0 ▁United ▁States ▁president ial ▁election ▁to ▁have ▁" a ▁one - on - one , ▁ 3 0 - min ute ▁conversation ▁with ▁Ben ▁F olds ▁about ▁their ▁personal ▁background ▁in ▁the ▁arts ▁and ▁arts ▁education , ▁their ▁observations ▁and ▁previous ▁policy ▁efforts ▁to ▁transform ▁through ▁the ▁arts ▁the ▁communities ▁and ▁states ▁that ▁they ▁represent , ▁and ▁their ▁vision ▁for ▁adv ancing ▁support ▁for ▁the ▁arts ▁and ▁the ▁char itable ▁sector ▁in ▁the ▁future ." ▁ ▁In ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁F olds ▁published ▁his ▁first ▁book , ▁a ▁mem oir , ▁titled ▁A ▁Dream ▁About ▁Light ning ▁B ugs : ▁A ▁Life ▁of ▁Music ▁and ▁Che ap ▁Less ons . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁F olds ' ▁personal ▁life ▁has ▁inspired ▁several ▁of ▁his ▁songs ; ▁the ▁hit ▁single ▁" B rick ", ▁co - written ▁with ▁Dar ren ▁Jes see , ▁was ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁experience ▁of ▁F olds ' ▁girl friend ▁having