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.
BEN HARPERWhen you hear Doc Watson singing Amazing Grace, something else enters the room.
More Ben Harper Quotes
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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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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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Time is really for those who really need it. I mean, I deal with it. A lot of people are slaves to the second, minute hand. I can’t do that!
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Forever always seems to be around when it begins, but forever never seems to be around when it ends
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As a songwriter, I don’t rush. I may sit on lyrics for two years before the music hits.
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We’ve all got stardust in our bones.
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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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Every moral has a story, every story has and end. Every battle has its glory, and its consequence.
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My main concern when travelling around the world is finding a place to skateboard!
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If you’re gonna live, then live it up.
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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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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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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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Genetics do play a role in how you consciously or subconsciously manifest your true self.
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Children come running to the truth But you’ve got to peel the skin to get the fruit And while one’s living high another’s grieving But what’s sweet by morning is bitter by the evening Oh – What’s sweet by morning is bitter by the evening.
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