Don’t be discouraged by writer’s block. Writer’s block just means you need to listen to other music.
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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I appreciate that something I’ve done has found a safe place to land.
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The world awakens on the run And will soon be earning With hopes of better days to come It’s a morning yearning.
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It will make a weak man mighty. it will make a mighty man fall. It will fill your heart and hands or leave you with nothing at all. It’s the eyes for the blind and legs for the lame. It is the love for hate and pride for shame. That’s the power of the gospel.
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I get diminishing returns when I bore myself in an interview.
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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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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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It’s so hard to do and so easy to say but sometimes you just have to walk away
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My choice is what I choose to do and if I’m causing no harm it shouldn’t bother you. Your choice is who you choose to be and if you’re causin’ no harm, then your alright with me.
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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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My main concern when travelling around the world is finding a place to skateboard!
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My choice is what I choose to be.
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The woman in you is the worry in me.
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I want to try to not be the child that had to go through too much too young. I want to be who I am now and not who I was then.
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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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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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