If you’re gonna live, then live it up.
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’m a living sunset, lightning in my bones.
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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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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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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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It was a huge deal, a huge musical discovery that became life lessons learned. You can’t return from having an experience like that. The Blind Boys are truly the deepest well of American musical heritage you can discover.
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I refuse to age disgracefully in rock ‘n’ roll.
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Life’s the longest picture you’re ever gonna take.
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Genetics do play a role in how you consciously or subconsciously manifest your true self.
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The spirit is what guides my life, and I’m humbly on my knees in thanks for guidance and direction every day. But God is not something to be preached, it’s something to be lived.
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You can run away from home But you can’t run away from your pain I sit here alone There’s always someone else to blame.
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We’re always moving forward in different places physically and psychologically.
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We figured you could download live shows for days, so we decided to go for a cream-of-the-crop approach, but not just take the best vocal or the best performances.
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My choice is what I choose to be.
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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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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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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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The Blind Boys are truly the deepest well of American musical heritage you can discover.
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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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I love being on the road, I love playing.
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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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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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It’s not easy for a mother and son to sing a duet. You can’t just sing about anything.
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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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Forever always seems to be around when it begins, but forever never seems to be around when it ends
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Let us burn one from end to end, and pass it over to me my friend.
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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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