If it comes out sounding like Dixieland jazz or classical or punk or rock or even slightly metal, that’s because that’s where I’m going to find inspiration.
BEN HARPERSometimes 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.
More Ben Harper Quotes
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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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When you hear Doc Watson singing Amazing Grace, something else enters the room.
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All that we can’t say is all we need to hear.
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I want to try to not be the child that had to go through too much too young. I want to be who I am now and not who I was then.
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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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If you don’t like my fire, then don’t come around. Cause I’m gonna burn one down.
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Folk is bare bones music.
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Just because you have a hit doesn’t mean you’re good [at music]. Just means you got a hit.
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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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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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Don’t let what you have to heal from blind you to how much there is to heal for.
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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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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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My choice is what I choose to be.
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Wish there was something that I could say or do, I can resist anything but the temptation from you. But I’d rather walk alone than chase you around, I’d rather fall myself then let you drag me on down.
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