Folk is bare bones music.
BEN HARPERI’ve never made a record that didn’t sound better than what was in my head – that’s sort of my rule.
More Ben Harper Quotes
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Time is really for those who really need it. I mean, I deal with it. A lot of people are slaves to the second, minute hand. I can’t do that!
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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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I dont know if hell exists, but there sure as hell are some people who dont belong in heaven.
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I love being on the road, I love playing.
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When you have everything, you have everything to lose.
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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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Don’t be discouraged by writer’s block. Writer’s block just means you need to listen to other music.
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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.
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I really feel like the sky is the limit with the Innocent Criminals today.
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I refuse to make uninspired music.
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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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A candle throws its light into the darkness, in a nasty world so shines a good deed. Make sure the fortune that you seek is the fortune that you need.
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You’re living life in real time, man, and we’ ve got a good amount of work to do for each other. Hiding is not an option and you’re going to step out and you’re going to make mistakes.
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My band is the best band in the world, period. So, I insist on every song being better than it is on the record. So by the end of the tour, we have to be playing the song better than how it’s recorded.
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The advice I have for new artists is this – write great songs and play them live as often as possible. Get residencies all over town and crush it.
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