Music is the last true voice of the human spirit. It can go beyond language, beyond age, and beyond color straight to the mind and heart of all people.
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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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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Sometimes it’s lightning in a bottle and you got the song. But oftentimes it shows up.
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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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Life is short and if you’re looking for extension, you had best do well. ‘Cause there’s good deeds and then there’s good intentions. They are as far apart as Heaven and Hell.
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Try it first And you’ll see its a blessing And it’s not a curse
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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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I want to try to be who I am today, not who I was yesterday.
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Don’t let what you have to heal from blind you to how much there is to heal for.
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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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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 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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I grew up with the Blind Boys’ music. My family owns a music store in Claremont, California, called The Claremont Folk Music Center. I grew up with a heavy diet of gospel, folk, and blues because those are kind of the cornerstones of traditional American music.
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Now I love to feel that warm southern rain, Just to hear it fall is the sweetest sounding thing. And to see it fall on your simple country dress It’s like heaven to me I must confess.
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These eyes weren’t made for crying, this love wasn’t made to waste. These arms weren’t made for battle, but to share in your embrace.
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Let us burn one from end to end, and pass it over to me my friend.
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