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.
BEN HARPERBut 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.
More Ben Harper Quotes
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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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When you hear Doc Watson singing Amazing Grace, something else enters the room.
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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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Every time feels like my first time. And I just find that the process of it feeds into one’s own self-obsession.
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Every man’s actions belong to him.
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It was a huge deal, a huge musical discovery that became life lessons learned. You can’t return from having an experience like that. The Blind Boys are truly the deepest well of American musical heritage you can discover.
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I 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.
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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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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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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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A candle throws its light into the darkness, in a nasty world so shines a good deed. Make sure the fortune that you seek is the fortune that you need.
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There’s no room in my life for religion. Religion is separation and segregation of God. How can you segregate the Almighty?
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I can change the world With my own two hands Make a better place With my own two hands Make a kinder place.
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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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I really feel like the sky is the limit with the Innocent Criminals today.
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