If I’m inspired and music inspires me, then I will continue to play it.
BEN HARPERSometimes it’s lightning in a bottle and you got the song. But oftentimes it shows up.
More Ben Harper Quotes
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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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Some things You have to let be lost Some battles, some battles You have to leave unfought. Then the truth just wastes away In all we dare not say. And in all we can’t explain But I faithfully remain.
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We’re always moving forward in different places physically and psychologically.
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I want to try to be who I am today, not who I was yesterday.
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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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It’s not easy for a mother and son to sing a duet. You can’t just sing about anything.
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The lifetime we’ve left behind with strangers Promises and lies both have their dangers. I just can’t be wrong enough and I can’t hide for long enough So far away, but I still feel your pain.
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I knew a girl, her name was Truth. She was a terrible liar.
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I get diminishing returns when I bore myself in an interview.
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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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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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To go through this life and see it through – what it really is – and not be insane or addicted, is a minor miracle for anyone.
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Genetics do play a role in how you consciously or subconsciously manifest your true self.
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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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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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