I really feel there’s no limitation on what this band can do in the studio or on the stage. That’s an empowering feeling – that we can bring a song to life.
BEN HARPERYou look like gold. I’ve been fooled before, but now I know I’ve made the mistake in the past. But now I, now I know the difference from gold and brass.
More Ben Harper Quotes
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My family owns a music store in Claremont, California, called The Claremont Folk Music Center.
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Don’t be discouraged by writer’s block. Writer’s block just means you need to listen to other music.
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Genetics do play a role in how you consciously or subconsciously manifest your true self.
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My choice is what I choose to be.
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I knew a girl, her name was Truth. She was a terrible liar.
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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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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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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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The lifetime we’ve left behind with strangers Promises and lies both have their dangers. I just can’t be wrong enough and I can’t hide for long enough So far away, but I still feel your pain.
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If I’m inspired and music inspires me, then I will continue to play it.
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If it comes out sounding like Dixieland jazz or classical or punk or rock or even slightly metal, that’s because that’s where I’m going to find inspiration.
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It just takes a pebble to bring down a good man.
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I’ve never made a record that didn’t sound better than what was in my head – that’s sort of my rule.
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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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The spirit is what guides my life, and I’m humbly on my knees in thanks for guidance and direction every day. But God is not something to be preached, it’s something to be lived.
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I really feel like the sky is the limit with the Innocent Criminals today.
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The Blind Boys are truly the deepest well of American musical heritage you can discover.
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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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Every single time I step into the studio, I say, ‘Can I still do this? Do I still have it? Have I ever had it?’ I suppose there’s a good amount of self-loathing that goes into any form of artisanship.
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Don’t let what you have to heal from blind you to how much there is to heal for.
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With so many people to love in my life, why do I worry about one?
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You look like gold. I’ve been fooled before, but now I know I’ve made the mistake in the past. But now I, now I know the difference from gold and brass.
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To go through this life and see it through – what it really is – and not be insane or addicted, is a minor miracle for anyone.
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Love for me is my North Star. It’s the highest form of grace. And I love that there’s different levels and different ways of showing it, and different representations of it. Whether it’s love shown to a stranger, love to a sibling, your child, your parents, your partner.
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I’m really looking forward to, not more of the same, but a continual growth.
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Sometimes I feel I know strangers Better than I know my friends Why must a beginning Be the means to an end? The stones from my enemies These wounds will mend But I cannot survive The roses from my friends.
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