Just because you have a hit doesn’t mean you’re good [at music]. Just means you got a hit.
BEN HARPERI get diminishing returns when I bore myself in an interview.
More Ben Harper Quotes
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Take my hand when you are worried Take my hand when you’re alone Take my hand and let me guide you Take my hand to lead you home.
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Folk is bare bones music.
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The woman in you is the worry in me.
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Life’s the longest picture you’re ever gonna take.
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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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When it comes to partnership, some humans can make their lives alone – it’s possible. But creatively, it’s more like painting: you can’t just use the same colours in every painting. It’s just not an option.
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In my life I have been blessed In my life I have been cursed I have lived the best of times I have suffered the worst Do you know which road you’re traveling? Do you know where you want to be? With so many roads to travel, There’s just one can set you free.
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My head works in music, so there’s always music there.
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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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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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But I would never insult the people that love this music and I would never insult the blessing of music in my life and I would never insult myself by playing uninspired music.
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We’ve all got stardust in our bones.
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If you’re gonna live, then live it up.
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You have to do what you believe in.
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As long as someone else controls your history the truth shall remain just a mystery
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