Former artistic adviser to the National Symphony Orchestra, #BenFolds, opens up about what it would take for him to return to the Kennedy Center, after leaving:⁠ ⁠ “The reason I was there is because it had a mission — or multiple missions. It was different than working at another venue,” he says. “The mission can’t be to further a political agenda.”⁠ ⁠ There is a common misconception that the federal government foots the bill for these things; our taxes pay for something like six percent of the arts funding, Folds said, with the rest coming from donations. “It’s pretty bad,” he summed up the situation. Folds' full interview with THR, at link in bio.