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.
BEN HARPERWish there was something that I could say or do, I can resist anything but the temptation from you. But I’d rather walk alone than chase you around, I’d rather fall myself then let you drag me on down.
More Ben Harper Quotes
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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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I get diminishing returns when I bore myself in an interview.
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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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Wish there was something that I could say or do, I can resist anything but the temptation from you. But I’d rather walk alone than chase you around, I’d rather fall myself then let you drag me on down.
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There’s so much there, there’s so much to heal for.
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Forever always seems to be around when it begins, but forever never seems to be around when it ends
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I refuse to age disgracefully in rock ‘n’ roll.
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I refuse to make uninspired music.
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Don’t be discouraged by writer’s block. Writer’s block just means you need to listen to other music.
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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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Fearlessness, absolutely. Discipline. You also need open-minded creativeness that lets everything in. You never want to lose a word or a phrase, yet every one should count. Always the best language possible. And, finally, knowing when to leave it alone. Stop when it’s done.
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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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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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When you have everything, you have everything to lose.
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I can change the world With my own two hands Make a better place With my own two hands Make a kinder place.
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