It’s not easy for a mother and son to sing a duet. You can’t just sing about anything.
BEN HARPERI dont know if hell exists, but there sure as hell are some people who dont belong in heaven.
More Ben Harper Quotes
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There’s so much there, there’s so much to heal for.
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That happens every time I get behind a guitar, regardless of what I’m saying, ’cause music is freedom and being free is the closest I’ve ever felt to being spiritual.
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We’re always moving forward in different places physically and psychologically.
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I love being on the road, I love playing.
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You’re living life in real time, man, and we’ ve got a good amount of work to do for each other. Hiding is not an option and you’re going to step out and you’re going to make mistakes.
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Every time feels like my first time. And I just find that the process of it feeds into one’s own self-obsession.
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It just takes a pebble to bring down a good man.
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Every moral has a story, every story has and end. Every battle has its glory, and its consequence.
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I grew up with the Blind Boys’ music. My family owns a music store in Claremont, California, called The Claremont Folk Music Center. I grew up with a heavy diet of gospel, folk, and blues because those are kind of the cornerstones of traditional American music.
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As a songwriter, I don’t rush. I may sit on lyrics for two years before the music hits.
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Sometimes I may be totally arrogant, sometimes I may totally be the most humble guy you’ve ever met, sometimes I may be in between. But that’s life. Who isn’t like that? What’s the big deal if I had an arrogant moment.
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I’m really looking forward to, not more of the same, but a continual growth.
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The good news is at this point as I get older, the load has gotten heavier but my shoulders have gotten wider because I’ve gotten happier so it’s a damn good thing.
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Forever always seems to be around when it begins, but forever never seems to be around when it ends
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The music is in the lead here, and a large part of this, I have no idea what I’m doing. I feel a closer bond with the craft of songwriting, stronger than I ever have.
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