I dont know if hell exists, but there sure as hell are some people who dont belong in heaven.
BEN HARPERI love being on the road, I love playing.
More Ben Harper Quotes
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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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It just takes a pebble to bring down a good man.
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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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You look like gold. I’ve been fooled before, but now I know I’ve made the mistake in the past. But now I, now I know the difference from gold and brass.
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I get diminishing returns when I bore myself in an interview.
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People who try to define their spirituality sometimes are annoying, ’cause the spirit is something you feel and let guide you and humbly respect.
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I don’t know how to not become every person I walk by.
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We’ve all got stardust in our bones.
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It will make a weak man mighty. it will make a mighty man fall. It will fill your heart and hands or leave you with nothing at all. It’s the eyes for the blind and legs for the lame. It is the love for hate and pride for shame. That’s the power of the gospel.
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The Blind Boys are truly the deepest well of American musical heritage you can discover.
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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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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.
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I really feel like the sky is the limit with the Innocent Criminals today.
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If interviews are just interviews or if music is just music, why are we even doing it? You only get so many hours in a lifetime, man.
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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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It’s not easy for a mother and son to sing a duet. You can’t just sing about anything.
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I love being on the road, I love playing.
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Folk is bare bones music.
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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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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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The good news is at this point as I get older, the load has gotten heavier but my shoulders have gotten wider because I’ve gotten happier so it’s a damn good thing.
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When your whole world is shaken from all the risks we have taken, Dance with me, dance with me into the colors of the dusk.
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I’ve never made a record that didn’t sound better than what was in my head – that’s sort of my rule.
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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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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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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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