I want to try to be who I am today, not who I was yesterday.
BEN HARPERMy 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.
More Ben Harper Quotes
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You can’t take the same photograph every time and live with art forms with no differences.
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I can’t not put myself in the shoes of every person I pass.
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It was a huge deal, a huge musical discovery that became life lessons learned. You can’t return from having an experience like that. The Blind Boys are truly the deepest well of American musical heritage you can discover.
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You’re definitely a different person at different stages in your life.
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There’s so much there, there’s so much to heal for.
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I’m more afraid of falling than I am of flying high. I’m not as scared of dying as I am of growing old. Every battle has its glory and its consequence.
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There’s no love like a lost love and no pain like a broken heart.
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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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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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Every moral has a story, every story has and end. Every battle has its glory, and its consequence.
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With so many people to love in my life, why do I worry about one?
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People who try to define their spirituality sometimes are annoying, ’cause the spirit is something you feel and let guide you and humbly respect.
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You have to do what you believe in.
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The Blind Boys are truly the deepest well of American musical heritage you can discover.
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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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