As a songwriter, I don’t rush. I may sit on lyrics for two years before the music hits.
BEN HARPERI refuse to age disgracefully in rock ‘n’ roll.
More Ben Harper Quotes
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My main concern when travelling around the world is finding a place to skateboard!
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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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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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Sometimes I feel I know strangers Better than I know my friends Why must a beginning Be the means to an end? The stones from my enemies These wounds will mend But I cannot survive The roses from my friends.
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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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I’m a living sunset, lightning in my bones.
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I’m really looking forward to, not more of the same, but a continual growth.
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Genetics do play a role in how you consciously or subconsciously manifest your true self.
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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.
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I can’t not put myself in the shoes of every person I pass.
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These eyes weren’t made for crying, this love wasn’t made to waste. These arms weren’t made for battle, but to share in your embrace.
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There’s no love like a lost love and no pain like a broken heart.
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Sometimes it’s lightning in a bottle and you got the song. But oftentimes it shows up.
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The lifetime we’ve left behind with strangers Promises and lies both have their dangers. I just can’t be wrong enough and I can’t hide for long enough So far away, but I still feel your pain.
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I refuse to make uninspired music.
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