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 HARPERIf I’m inspired and music inspires me, then I will continue to play it.
More Ben Harper Quotes
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I want to try to not be the child that had to go through too much too young. I want to be who I am now and not who I was then.
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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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If you don’t like my fire, then don’t come around. Cause I’m gonna burn one down.
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Love for me is my North Star. It’s the highest form of grace. And I love that there’s different levels and different ways of showing it, and different representations of it. Whether it’s love shown to a stranger, love to a sibling, your child, your parents, your partner.
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The good news is at this point as I get older, the load has gotten heavier but my shoulders have gotten wider because I’ve gotten happier so it’s a damn good thing.
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The Blind Boys are truly the deepest well of American musical heritage you can discover.
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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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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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It just takes a pebble to bring down a good man.
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It will make a weak man mighty. it will make a mighty man fall. It will fill your heart and hands or leave you with nothing at all. It’s the eyes for the blind and legs for the lame. It is the love for hate and pride for shame. That’s the power of the gospel.
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I’ve never made a record that didn’t sound better than what was in my head – that’s sort of my rule.
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You look like gold. I’ve been fooled before, but now I know I’ve made the mistake in the past. But now I, now I know the difference from gold and brass.
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We’ve changed our reflections, but inside we’re just a child.
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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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Fearlessness, absolutely. Discipline. You also need open-minded creativeness that lets everything in. You never want to lose a word or a phrase, yet every one should count. Always the best language possible. And, finally, knowing when to leave it alone. Stop when it’s done.
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