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.
BEN HARPERWhen your whole world is shaken from all the risks we have taken, Dance with me, dance with me into the colors of the dusk.
More Ben Harper Quotes
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My choice is what I choose to be.
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I can’t not put myself in the shoes of every person I pass.
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As a songwriter, I don’t rush. I may sit on lyrics for two years before the music hits.
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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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We’ve changed our reflections, but inside we’re just a child.
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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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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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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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Try it first And you’ll see its a blessing And it’s not a curse
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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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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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Folk is bare bones music.
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It just takes a pebble to bring down a good man.
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We’re always moving forward in different places physically and psychologically.
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Every time feels like my first time. And I just find that the process of it feeds into one’s own self-obsession.
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