Genetics do play a role in how you consciously or subconsciously manifest your true self.
BEN HARPERIt 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.
More Ben Harper Quotes
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Life’s the longest picture you’re ever gonna take.
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If I’m inspired and music inspires me, then I will continue to play it.
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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.
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Now that you’ve grown up, You can finally learn to be a child, We made it to the end of the world, But we’ll never make it out alive…
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There’s so much there, there’s so much to heal for.
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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.
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When you have everything, you have everything to lose.
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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.
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What enables me to believe in anything is hope.
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Distance is temporary, but our love is permanent. This may be the last time I see you, but if you keep me in your heart, together we shall be eternal; if you believe, we shall never part.
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The Blind Boys are truly the deepest well of American musical heritage you can discover.
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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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It turns out that there is something more magnificent than nature. It’s love.
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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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I grew up with the Blind Boys’ music. My family owns a music store in Claremont, California, called The Claremont Folk Music Center. I grew up with a heavy diet of gospel, folk, and blues because those are kind of the cornerstones of traditional American music.
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