That happens every time I get behind a guitar, regardless of what I’m saying, ’cause music is freedom and being free is the closest I’ve ever felt to being spiritual.
BEN HARPERChildren 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.
More Ben Harper Quotes
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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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Distance is temporary, but our love is permanent. This may be the last time I see you, but if you keep me in your heart, together we shall be eternal; if you believe, we shall never part.
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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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When you hear Doc Watson singing Amazing Grace, something else enters the room.
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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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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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I really feel like the sky is the limit with the Innocent Criminals today.
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There’s so much there, there’s so much to heal for.
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Every single time I step into the studio, I say, ‘Can I still do this? Do I still have it? Have I ever had it?’ I suppose there’s a good amount of self-loathing that goes into any form of artisanship.
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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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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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You have to do what you believe in.
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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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I don’t know how to not become every person I walk by.
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I want to try to be who I am today, not who I was yesterday.
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