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.
BEN HARPERPeople who try to define their spirituality sometimes are annoying, ’cause the spirit is something you feel and let guide you and humbly respect.
More Ben Harper Quotes
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The very thing that drives you, can drive you insane Got a head full of thought crimes and a number with no name Got an eleventh hour Jesus and a mouth full of blame A casket lined with silver dollars and a number with no name.
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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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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.
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Every man’s actions belong to him.
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I don’t know how to not become every person I walk by.
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That happens every time I get behind a guitar, regardless of what I’m saying, ’cause music is freedom and being free is the closest I’ve ever felt to being spiritual.
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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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You’re definitely a different person at different stages in your life.
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I knew a girl, her name was Truth. She was a terrible liar.
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I really feel like the sky is the limit with the Innocent Criminals today.
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If you’re gonna live, then live it up. If you’re gonna give, then give it up. If you’re gonna walk the Earth, then walk it proud. If you’re gonna say the word, you got to say it loud.
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I’m not going to do the Ben Harper house record or the Ben Harper drum ‘n’ bass record.
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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 refuse to age disgracefully in rock ‘n’ roll.
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There’s no room in my life for religion. Religion is separation and segregation of God. How can you segregate the Almighty?
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I want to try to be who I am today, not who I was yesterday.
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Folk is bare bones music.
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When it comes to partnership, some humans can make their lives alone – it’s possible. But creatively, it’s more like painting: you can’t just use the same colours in every painting. It’s just not an option.
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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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A candle throws its light into the darkness, in a nasty world so shines a good deed. Make sure the fortune that you seek is the fortune that you need.
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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?
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I want to try to not be the child that had to go through too much too young. I want to be who I am now and not who I was then.
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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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Just because you have a hit doesn’t mean you’re good [at music]. Just means you got a hit.
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If you don’t like my fire, then don’t come around. Cause I’m gonna burn one down.
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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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