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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.

Ben Harper

People say, “How do you write songs?” I say, “Patience.” I may have a track that’s hot, but no words. I’ll just let it sit for years, because I know they’re going to meet. They’ll find it.
BEN HARPER

Meet Song Writing Years
Don’t be discouraged by writer’s block. Writer’s block just means you need to listen to other music.
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Block Mean Needs
I grew up with the Blind Boys’ music. My family owns a music store in Claremont, California, called The Claremont Folk Music Center. I grew up with a heavy diet of gospel, folk, and blues because those are kind of the cornerstones of traditional American music.
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Boys California Kind
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
Every moral has a story, every story has and end. Every battle has its glory, and its consequence.
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Battle Moral Stories
If you don’t like my fire, then don’t come around. Cause I’m gonna burn one down.
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Causes Fire Philosophy
I’m a living sunset, lightning in my bones.
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Bones Lightning Sunset
People who try to define their spirituality sometimes are annoying, ’cause the spirit is something you feel and let guide you and humbly respect.
BEN HARPER

People Spiritual Trying
You can’t just say ‘I love you,’ you have to live ‘I love you.’
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Emotion Express Feel Live Love Say
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
It’s so hard to do and so easy to say but sometimes you just have to walk away
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Boyfriend Break Sometimes Up
You’re definitely a different person at different stages in your life.
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Different Person Stage
You have to do what you believe in.
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Believe Self Love Trust
Children come running to the truth But you’ve got to peel the skin to get the fruit And while one’s living high another’s grieving But what’s sweet by morning is bitter by the evening Oh – What’s sweet by morning is bitter by the evening.
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Morning Running Sweet
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
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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Being Free Guitar Regardless Spiritual

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