It’s not easy for a mother and son to sing a duet. You can’t just sing about anything.
BEN HARPERPeople 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.
More Ben Harper Quotes
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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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Sometimes I feel I know strangers Better than I know my friends Why must a beginning Be the means to an end? The stones from my enemies These wounds will mend But I cannot survive The roses from my friends.
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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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I refuse to age disgracefully in rock ‘n’ roll.
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Could’ve sworn I heard you say Amen this morning, showing some kind of sign that you believe. Did it fall from your tongue without warning? Or just another trick to fall from your sleeve?
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I knew a girl, her name was Truth. She was a terrible liar.
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I’m really looking forward to, not more of the same, but a continual growth.
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I refuse to make uninspired music.
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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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All that we can’t say is all we need to hear.
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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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It’s so hard to do and so easy to say but sometimes you just have to walk away
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Let us burn one from end to end, and pass it over to me my friend.
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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.
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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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