Sometimes it’s lightning in a bottle and you got the song. But oftentimes it shows up.
BEN HARPERI love being on the road, I love playing.
More Ben Harper Quotes
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I refuse to age disgracefully in rock ‘n’ roll.
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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 refuse to make uninspired music.
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My choice is what I choose to do and if I’m causing no harm it shouldn’t bother you. Your choice is who you choose to be and if you’re causin’ no harm, then your alright with me.
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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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All that we can’t say is all we need to hear.
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It just takes a pebble to bring down a good man.
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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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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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When you hear Doc Watson singing Amazing Grace, something else enters the room.
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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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As a songwriter, I don’t rush. I may sit on lyrics for two years before the music hits.
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I grew up listening to spiritual music, Blind Willie Johnson and folk.
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The world awakens on the run And will soon be earning With hopes of better days to come It’s a morning yearning.
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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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