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.
BEN HARPERI 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.
More Ben Harper Quotes
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I get diminishing returns when I bore myself in an interview.
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If I fall, I fall. I’ll rise up like anybody else.
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Life’s the longest picture you’re ever gonna take.
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I want to try to be who I am today, not who I was yesterday.
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Don’t be discouraged by writer’s block. Writer’s block just means you need to listen to other music.
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My head works in music, so there’s always music there.
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Now that you’ve grown up, You can finally learn to be a child, We made it to the end of the world, But we’ll never make it out alive…
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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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Try it first And you’ll see its a blessing And it’s not a curse
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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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I write songs and I sing them from the deepest part of my existence and I hope they connect with the deepest part of yours.
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I’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.
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The very thing that drives you, can drive you insane Got a head full of thought crimes and a number with no name Got an eleventh hour Jesus and a mouth full of blame A casket lined with silver dollars and a number with no name.
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The advice I have for new artists is this – write great songs and play them live as often as possible. Get residencies all over town and crush it.
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We’ve changed our reflections, but inside we’re just a child.
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