I refuse to age disgracefully in rock ‘n’ roll.
BEN HARPERI refuse to age disgracefully in rock ‘n’ roll.
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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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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There’s no room in my life for religion. Religion is separation and segregation of God. How can you segregate the Almighty?
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Some things You have to let be lost Some battles, some battles You have to leave unfought. Then the truth just wastes away In all we dare not say. And in all we can’t explain But I faithfully remain.
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My main concern when travelling around the world is finding a place to skateboard!
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Don’t let what you have to heal from blind you to how much there is to heal for.
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That happens every time I get behind a guitar, regardless of what I’m saying, ’cause music is freedom and being free is the closest I’ve ever felt to being spiritual.
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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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We’ve changed our reflections, but inside we’re just a child.
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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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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 really feel there’s no limitation on what this band can do in the studio or on the stage. That’s an empowering feeling – that we can bring a song to life.
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When you hear Doc Watson singing Amazing Grace, something else enters the room.
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I appreciate that something I’ve done has found a safe place to land.
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If you don’t like my fire, then don’t come around. Cause I’m gonna burn one down.
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To go through this life and see it through – what it really is – and not be insane or addicted, is a minor miracle for anyone.
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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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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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Distance is temporary, but our love is permanent. This may be the last time I see you, but if you keep me in your heart, together we shall be eternal; if you believe, we shall never part.
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I dont know if hell exists, but there sure as hell are some people who dont belong in heaven.
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I get diminishing returns when I bore myself in an interview.
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Music is the last true voice of the human spirit. It can go beyond language, beyond age, and beyond color straight to the mind and heart of all people.
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If it comes out sounding like Dixieland jazz or classical or punk or rock or even slightly metal, that’s because that’s where I’m going to find inspiration.
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I want to try to be who I am today, not who I was yesterday.
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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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Sometimes it’s lightning in a bottle and you got the song. But oftentimes it shows up.
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