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.
BEN HARPERWhen you hear Doc Watson singing Amazing Grace, something else enters the room.
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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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Sometimes I may be totally arrogant, sometimes I may totally be the most humble guy you’ve ever met, sometimes I may be in between. But that’s life. Who isn’t like that? What’s the big deal if I had an arrogant moment.
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It’s so hard to do and so easy to say but sometimes you just have to walk away
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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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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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If you’re gonna live, then live it up. If you’re gonna give, then give it up. If you’re gonna walk the Earth, then walk it proud. If you’re gonna say the word, you got to say it loud.
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People say, “How do you write songs?” I say, “Patience.” I may have a track that’s hot, but no words. I’ll just let it sit for years, because I know they’re going to meet. They’ll find it.
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There’s so much there, there’s so much to heal for.
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I really feel like the sky is the limit with the Innocent Criminals today.
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They say time will make all this go away. But it’s time that has taken my tomorrows and turned them into yesterdays.
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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 all got stardust in our bones.
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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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If I’m inspired and music inspires me, then I will continue to play it.
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It turns out that there is something more magnificent than nature. It’s love.
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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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My family owns a music store in Claremont, California, called The Claremont Folk Music Center.
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We’ve changed our reflections, but inside we’re just a child.
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I’m not going to do the Ben Harper house record or the Ben Harper drum ‘n’ bass record.
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Let us burn one from end to end, and pass it over to me my friend.
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What enables me to believe in anything is hope.
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If interviews are just interviews or if music is just music, why are we even doing it? You only get so many hours in a lifetime, man.
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You can kill a lot of time if you really want to put your mind to it Or leave it all behind and never really have to go through it
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As long as the songs are strong, I think you can express yourself in any style and have it be soulful and have it be your own voice.
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I appreciate that something I’ve done has found a safe place to land.
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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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