The music is in the lead here, and a large part of this, I have no idea what I’m doing. I feel a closer bond with the craft of songwriting, stronger than I ever have.
BEN HARPERI’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.
More Ben Harper Quotes
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Life is short and if you’re looking for extension, you had best do well. ‘Cause there’s good deeds and then there’s good intentions. They are as far apart as Heaven and Hell.
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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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My main concern when travelling around the world is finding a place to skateboard!
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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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Folk is bare bones music.
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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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You can’t just say ‘I love you,’ you have to live ‘I love you.’
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Life’s the longest picture you’re ever gonna take.
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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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We figured you could download live shows for days, so we decided to go for a cream-of-the-crop approach, but not just take the best vocal or the best performances.
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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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The Blind Boys are truly the deepest well of American musical heritage you can discover.
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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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We’ve changed our reflections, but inside we’re just a child.
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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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We’re always moving forward in different places physically and psychologically.
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Wish there was something that I could say or do, I can resist anything but the temptation from you. But I’d rather walk alone than chase you around, I’d rather fall myself then let you drag me on down.
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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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I dont know if hell exists, but there sure as hell are some people who dont belong in heaven.
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The lifetime we’ve left behind with strangers Promises and lies both have their dangers. I just can’t be wrong enough and I can’t hide for long enough So far away, but I still feel your pain.
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The spirit is what guides my life, and I’m humbly on my knees in thanks for guidance and direction every day. But God is not something to be preached, it’s something to be lived.
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These eyes weren’t made for crying, this love wasn’t made to waste. These arms weren’t made for battle, but to share in your embrace.
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I refuse to make uninspired music.
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When your whole world is shaken from all the risks we have taken, Dance with me, dance with me into the colors of the dusk.
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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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It’s not easy for a mother and son to sing a duet. You can’t just sing about anything.
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