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I grew up listening to spiritual music, Blind Willie Johnson and folk.

Ben Harper

I’m not going to do the Ben Harper house record or the Ben Harper drum ‘n’ bass record.
BEN HARPER

Bass House Records
The spirit is what guides my life, and I’m humbly on my knees in thanks for guidance and direction every day. But God is not something to be preached, it’s something to be lived.
BEN HARPER

God Knees Thanks
All that we can’t say is all we need to hear.
BEN HARPER

Empathy Humanity Needs
What enables me to believe in anything is hope.
BEN HARPER

Anything Believe Hope
I’m really looking forward to, not more of the same, but a continual growth.
BEN HARPER

Continual Growth Growth Looking Forward
Some things You have to let be lost Some battles, some battles You have to leave unfought. Then the truth just wastes away In all we dare not say. And in all we can’t explain But I faithfully remain.
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Battle Lost Waste
The woman in you is the worry in me.
BEN HARPER

Evil Misogyny Worry
The Blind Boys are truly the deepest well of American musical heritage you can discover.
BEN HARPER

Boys Heritage Musical
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.
BEN HARPER

Crush Song Writing
Love for me is my North Star. It’s the highest form of grace. And I love that there’s different levels and different ways of showing it, and different representations of it. Whether it’s love shown to a stranger, love to a sibling, your child, your parents, your partner.
BEN HARPER

Children Sibling Stars
Don’t be discouraged by writer’s block. Writer’s block just means you need to listen to other music.
BEN HARPER

Block Mean Needs
I knew a girl, her name was Truth. She was a terrible liar.
BEN HARPER

Girl Liars Names
If interviews are just interviews or if music is just music, why are we even doing it? You only get so many hours in a lifetime, man.
BEN HARPER

Interview Lifetime Men
But I would never insult the people that love this music and I would never insult the blessing of music in my life and I would never insult myself by playing uninspired music.
BEN HARPER

Blessing Comeback People
Make sure the fortune that you seek is the fortune that you need.
BEN HARPER

Fortune Need Needs Seek
My family owns a music store in Claremont, California, called The Claremont Folk Music Center.
BEN HARPER

Country Family Own Stores

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