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You can’t just say ‘I love you,’ you have to live ‘I love you.’

Ben Harper

Genetics do play a role in how you consciously or subconsciously manifest your true self.
BEN HARPER

Play Roles Self
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
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?
BEN HARPER

Believe Fall Morning
I’ve never made a record that didn’t sound better than what was in my head – that’s sort of my rule.
BEN HARPER

Made Records Sound
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 HARPER

Loathing Self Steps Suppose
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
Every time feels like my first time. And I just find that the process of it feeds into one’s own self-obsession.
BEN HARPER

Firsts Obsession Self
As long as someone else controls your history the truth shall remain just a mystery
BEN HARPER

Ethics Long Moral
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.
BEN HARPER

Insane Life Miracle
It was a huge deal, a huge musical discovery that became life lessons learned. You can’t return from having an experience like that. The Blind Boys are truly the deepest well of American musical heritage you can discover.
BEN HARPER

Boys Discovery Lesson Life
We’re always moving forward in different places physically and psychologically.
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Different Moving Moving Forward
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
If I fall, I fall. I’ll rise up like anybody else.
BEN HARPER

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

Bass House Records
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.
BEN HARPER

Blessed Want Worst
As long as the songs are strong, I think you can express yourself in any style and have it be soulful and have it be your own voice.
BEN HARPER

Song Strong Thinking

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