▁an ▁abort ion ▁while ▁they ▁were ▁in ▁high ▁school . ▁F olds ▁initially ▁refused ▁to ▁discuss ▁the ▁story ▁behind ▁" B rick ," ▁thinking ▁it ▁was ▁too ▁serious ▁for ▁a ▁pop ▁song , ▁but ▁he ▁eventually ▁confirmed ▁the ▁insp iration ▁for ▁the ▁song ▁during ▁a ▁show ▁on ▁his ▁Ben ▁F olds ▁Live ▁tour . ▁His ▁telling ▁of ▁the ▁story ▁is ▁included ▁on ▁the ▁" B rick " ▁track ▁on ▁the ▁album . ▁ ▁F olds ▁le ased ▁R CA ▁Studio ▁A ▁in ▁Nash ville , ▁Tennessee ▁beginning ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁and ▁was ▁p iv otal ▁to ▁the ▁pres ervation ▁of ▁the ▁historic ▁building ▁during ▁its ▁developer ▁controvers y ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁His ▁efforts , ▁along ▁with ▁others , ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁the ▁Music ▁Indust ry ▁Co al ition . ▁▁ ▁F olds ▁supports ▁the ▁Port ▁Ad ela ide ▁Power ▁in ▁the ▁Australian ▁Football ▁League . ▁ ▁F olds ▁supported ▁Bern ie ▁Sand ers ▁for ▁president ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁President ial ▁E lection . ▁ ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁he ▁lives ▁in ▁Santa ▁Mon ica , ▁California , ▁though ▁he ▁is ▁tempor arily ▁res iding ▁in ▁Australia , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁tour ing ▁when ▁travel ▁restrictions ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 9 - 2 0 ▁coron av irus ▁pan demic ▁prevent ed ▁him ▁from ▁travel ing ▁home . ▁ ▁Mar ri ages ▁and ▁children ▁F olds ▁has ▁been ▁married ▁and ▁divor ced ▁four ▁times .