We’ve all got stardust in our bones.
BEN HARPERMake sure the fortune that you seek is the fortune that you need.
More Ben Harper Quotes
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We’re always moving forward in different places physically and psychologically.
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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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Could’ve sworn I heard you say Amen this morning, showing some kind of sign that you believe. Did it fall from your tongue without warning? Or just another trick to fall from your sleeve?
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Let us burn one from end to end, and pass it over to me my friend.
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I refuse to age disgracefully in rock ‘n’ roll.
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The Blind Boys are truly the deepest well of American musical heritage you can discover.
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As long as the songs are strong, I think you can express yourself in any style and have it be soulful and have it be your own voice.
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When you have everything, you have everything to lose.
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When it comes to partnership, some humans can make their lives alone – it’s possible. But creatively, it’s more like painting: you can’t just use the same colours in every painting. It’s just not an option.
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What enables me to believe in anything is hope.
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I get diminishing returns when I bore myself in an interview.
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I love being on the road, I love playing.
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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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You can kill a lot of time if you really want to put your mind to it Or leave it all behind and never really have to go through it
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The woman in you is the worry in me.
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You’re definitely a different person at different stages in your life.
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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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The advice I have for new artists is this – write great songs and play them live as often as possible. Get residencies all over town and crush it.
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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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The very thing that drives you, can drive you insane Got a head full of thought crimes and a number with no name Got an eleventh hour Jesus and a mouth full of blame A casket lined with silver dollars and a number with no name.
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With so many people to love in my life, why do I worry about one?
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Children come running to the truth But you’ve got to peel the skin to get the fruit And while one’s living high another’s grieving But what’s sweet by morning is bitter by the evening Oh – What’s sweet by morning is bitter by the evening.
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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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Make sure the fortune that you seek is the fortune that you need.
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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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People say, “How do you write songs?” I say, “Patience.” I may have a track that’s hot, but no words. I’ll just let it sit for years, because I know they’re going to meet. They’ll find it.
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