I really feel there’s no limitation on what this band can do in the studio or on the stage. That’s an empowering feeling – that we can bring a song to life.
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 refuse to make uninspired music.
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Life’s the longest picture you’re ever gonna take.
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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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That happens every time I get behind a guitar, regardless of what I’m saying, ’cause music is freedom and being free is the closest I’ve ever felt to being spiritual.
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If you don’t like my fire, then don’t come around. Cause I’m gonna burn one down.
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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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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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They say time will make all this go away. But it’s time that has taken my tomorrows and turned them into yesterdays.
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Don’t let what you have to heal from blind you to how much there is to heal for.
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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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I want to try to be who I am today, not who I was yesterday.
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Some things You have to let be lost Some battles, some battles You have to leave unfought. Then the truth just wastes away In all we dare not say. And in all we can’t explain But I faithfully remain.
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It turns out that there is something more magnificent than nature. It’s love.
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The good news is at this point as I get older, the load has gotten heavier but my shoulders have gotten wider because I’ve gotten happier so it’s a damn good thing.
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My family owns a music store in Claremont, California, called The Claremont Folk Music Center.
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