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The advice I have for new artists is this – write great songs and play them live as often as possible. Get residencies all over town and crush it.

Ben Harper

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.
BEN HARPER

Easter Fall Hate
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.
BEN HARPER

Fall Relationship Resist Temptation
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.
BEN HARPER

Alone Art Color Creatively Differences Possible Use
If I’m inspired and music inspires me, then I will continue to play it.
BEN HARPER

Inspire Inspired Play
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.
BEN HARPER

Differences Mistakes Past
Make sure the fortune that you seek is the fortune that you need.
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Fortune Need Needs Seek
There’s so much there, there’s so much to heal for.
BEN HARPER

Feel Heal Much Touch
I’m not going to do the Ben Harper house record or the Ben Harper drum ‘n’ bass record.
BEN HARPER

Bass House Records
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.
BEN HARPER

Song Strong Thinking
It’s so hard to do and so easy to say but sometimes you just have to walk away
BEN HARPER

Boyfriend Break Sometimes Up
I refuse to make uninspired music.
BEN HARPER

Music Refuse Uninspired
I’ve never made a record that didn’t sound better than what was in my head – that’s sort of my rule.
BEN HARPER

Made Records Sound
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.
BEN HARPER

Good News Shoulder Things
We’ve all got stardust in our bones.
BEN HARPER

Bones Stardust Stars
You can kill a lot of time if you really want to put your mind to it Or leave it all behind and never really have to go through it
BEN HARPER

Mind Time Want
I get diminishing returns when I bore myself in an interview.
BEN HARPER

Diminishing Interviews Return Returns

The advice I have for new artists is this – write great songs and play them live as often as possible. Get residencies all over town and crush it.

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The advice I have for new artists is this – write great songs and play them live as often as possible. Get residencies all over town and crush it.

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