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Ben Harper

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.
BEN HARPER

Band Records Song
All that we can’t say is all we need to hear.
BEN HARPER

Empathy Humanity Needs
I’m more afraid of falling than I am of flying high. I’m not as scared of dying as I am of growing old. Every battle has its glory and its consequence.
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Dying Fall Flying High
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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Alone Art Color Creatively Differences Possible Use
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.
BEN HARPER

Loathing Self Steps Suppose
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.
BEN HARPER

Interview Lifetime Men
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.
BEN HARPER

Life Love Relationship
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

Crush Song Writing
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.
BEN HARPER

Cream Crop Crops Shows
It just takes a pebble to bring down a good man.
BEN HARPER

Bring Down Good Men Pebble
Life is short and if you’re looking for extension, you had best do well. ‘Cause there’s good deeds and then there’s good intentions. They are as far apart as Heaven and Hell.
BEN HARPER

Funny Heaven Life
Time is really for those who really need it. I mean, I deal with it. A lot of people are slaves to the second, minute hand. I can’t do that!
BEN HARPER

Hands Mean Reality
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
Just because you have a hit doesn’t mean you’re good [at music]. Just means you got a hit.
BEN HARPER

Good Hit Mean Music
There’s something in everyone only they know.
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Empathy Everyone Knows Something
The world awakens on the run And will soon be earning With hopes of better days to come It’s a morning yearning.
BEN HARPER

Morning Running World

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