The Blind Boys are truly the deepest well of American musical heritage you can discover.
BEN HARPERThe woman in you is the worry in me.
More Ben Harper Quotes
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I refuse to make uninspired music.
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Music is the last true voice of the human spirit. It can go beyond language, beyond age, and beyond color straight to the mind and heart of all people.
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I’m not going to do the Ben Harper house record or the Ben Harper drum ‘n’ bass record.
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Sometimes it’s lightning in a bottle and you got the song. But oftentimes it shows up.
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Time is really for those who really need it. I mean, I deal with it. A lot of people are slaves to the second, minute hand. I can’t do that!
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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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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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Just because you have a hit doesn’t mean you’re good [at music]. Just means you got a hit.
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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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If you’re gonna live, then live it up. If you’re gonna give, then give it up. If you’re gonna walk the Earth, then walk it proud. If you’re gonna say the word, you got to say it loud.
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Every man’s actions belong to him.
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I don’t know how to not become every person I walk by.
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I refuse to age disgracefully in rock ‘n’ roll.
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My band is the best band in the world, period. So, I insist on every song being better than it is on the record. So by the end of the tour, we have to be playing the song better than how it’s recorded.
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You can run away from home But you can’t run away from your pain I sit here alone There’s always someone else to blame.
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