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.
BEN HARPERSometimes I feel I know strangers Better than I know my friends Why must a beginning Be the means to an end? The stones from my enemies These wounds will mend But I cannot survive The roses from my friends.
More Ben Harper Quotes
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If I’m inspired and music inspires me, then I will continue to play it.
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Let us burn one from end to end, and pass it over to me my friend.
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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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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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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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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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I appreciate that something I’ve done has found a safe place to land.
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They say time will make all this go away. But it’s time that has taken my tomorrows and turned them into yesterdays.
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I don’t know how to not become every person I walk by.
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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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My choice is what I choose to be.
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With so many people to love in my life, why do I worry about one?
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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.
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I dont know if hell exists, but there sure as hell are some people who dont belong in heaven.
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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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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.
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We’re always moving forward in different places physically and psychologically.
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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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Life’s the longest picture you’re ever gonna take.
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I really feel there’s no limitation on what this band can do in the studio or on the stage. That’s an empowering feeling – that we can bring a song to life.
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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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I refuse to make uninspired 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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Try it first And you’ll see its a blessing And it’s not a curse
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I’ve never made a record that didn’t sound better than what was in my head – that’s sort of my rule.
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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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