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.
BEN HARPERYou have to do what you believe in.
More Ben Harper Quotes
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Don’t be discouraged by writer’s block. Writer’s block just means you need to listen to other music.
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There’s something in everyone only they know.
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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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With so many people to love in my life, why do I worry about one?
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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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You can’t just say ‘I love you,’ you have to live ‘I love you.’
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What started as a whisper Slowly turned into a scream Searching for an answer Where the question is unseen I don’t know where you came from And I don’t know where you’ve gone Old friends become old strangers Between the darkness and the dawn
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I knew a girl, her name was Truth. She was a terrible liar.
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My family owns a music store in Claremont, California, called The Claremont Folk Music Center.
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Every moral has a story, every story has and end. Every battle has its glory, and its consequence.
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I refuse to make uninspired music.
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The music is in the lead here, and a large part of this, I have no idea what I’m doing. I feel a closer bond with the craft of songwriting, stronger than I ever have.
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Let us burn one from end to end, and pass it over to me my friend.
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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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When it comes to partnership, some humans can make their lives alone – it’s possible. But creatively, it’s more like painting: you can’t just use the same colours in every painting. It’s just not an option.
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