I love being on the road, I love playing.
BEN HARPERMy 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.
More Ben Harper Quotes
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I dont know if hell exists, but there sure as hell are some people who dont belong in heaven.
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I get diminishing returns when I bore myself in an interview.
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If interviews are just interviews or if music is just music, why are we even doing it? You only get so many hours in a lifetime, man.
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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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Folk is bare bones music.
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There’s no love like a lost love and no pain like a broken heart.
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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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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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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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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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There’s only one proper way a song should go, but you’ve got to be patient enough to let them come together time wise.
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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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You can’t just say ‘I love you,’ you have to live ‘I love you.’
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Every man’s actions belong to him.
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My family owns a music store in Claremont, California, called The Claremont Folk Music Center.
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