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 HARPERThe world awakens on the run And will soon be earning With hopes of better days to come It’s a morning yearning.
More Ben Harper Quotes
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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.
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If I’m inspired and music inspires me, then I will continue to play it.
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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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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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I grew up listening to spiritual music, Blind Willie Johnson and folk.
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I can change the world With my own two hands Make a better place With my own two hands Make a kinder place.
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There’s no love like a lost love and no pain like a broken heart.
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Folk is bare bones music.
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There’s only one proper way a song should go, but you’ve got to be patient enough to let them come together time wise.
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I appreciate that something I’ve done has found a safe place to land.
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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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Every moral has a story, every story has and end. Every battle has its glory, and its consequence.
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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.
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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 refuse to age disgracefully in rock ‘n’ roll.
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