My 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.
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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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 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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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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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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Just because you have a hit doesn’t mean you’re good [at music]. Just means you got a hit.
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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 world awakens on the run And will soon be earning With hopes of better days to come It’s a morning yearning.
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What enables me to believe in anything is hope.
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I don’t know how to not become every person I walk by.
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You can’t just say ‘I love you,’ you have to live ‘I love you.’
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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.
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If you’re gonna live, then live it up.
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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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You can’t take the same photograph every time and live with art forms with no differences.
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I want to try to be who I am today, not who I was yesterday.
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