There’s no room in my life for religion. Religion is separation and segregation of God. How can you segregate the Almighty?
BEN HARPERMy head works in music, so there’s always music there.
More Ben Harper Quotes
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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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As long as someone else controls your history the truth shall remain just a mystery
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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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There’s something in everyone only they know.
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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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There’s so much there, there’s so much to heal for.
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I’m really looking forward to, not more of the same, but a continual growth.
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I love being on the road, I love playing.
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You have to do what you believe in.
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My head works in music, so there’s always music there.
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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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Now I love to feel that warm southern rain, Just to hear it fall is the sweetest sounding thing. And to see it fall on your simple country dress It’s like heaven to me I must confess.
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It turns out that there is something more magnificent than nature. It’s love.
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The good news is at this point as I get older, the load has gotten heavier but my shoulders have gotten wider because I’ve gotten happier so it’s a damn good thing.
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Children come running to the truth But you’ve got to peel the skin to get the fruit And while one’s living high another’s grieving But what’s sweet by morning is bitter by the evening Oh – What’s sweet by morning is bitter by the evening.
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People who try to define their spirituality sometimes are annoying, ’cause the spirit is something you feel and let guide you and humbly respect.
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It’s not easy for a mother and son to sing a duet. You can’t just sing about anything.
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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.
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I write songs and I sing them from the deepest part of my existence and I hope they connect with the deepest part of yours.
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Genetics do play a role in how you consciously or subconsciously manifest your true self.
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My choice is what I choose to be.
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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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What enables me to believe in anything is hope.
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I knew a girl, her name was Truth. She was a terrible liar.
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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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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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