Fearlessness, absolutely. Discipline. You also need open-minded creativeness that lets everything in. You never want to lose a word or a phrase, yet every one should count. Always the best language possible. And, finally, knowing when to leave it alone. Stop when it’s done.
BEN HARPERThe woman in you is the worry in me.
More Ben Harper Quotes
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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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What started as a whisper Slowly turned into a scream Searching for an answer Where the question is unseen I don’t know where you came from And I don’t know where you’ve gone Old friends become old strangers Between the darkness and the dawn
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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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As a songwriter, I don’t rush. I may sit on lyrics for two years before the music hits.
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I love being on the road, I love playing.
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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.
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When your whole world is shaken from all the risks we have taken, Dance with me, dance with me into the colors of the dusk.
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My family owns a music store in Claremont, California, called The Claremont Folk Music Center.
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Try it first And you’ll see its a blessing And it’s not a curse
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You can run away from home But you can’t run away from your pain I sit here alone There’s always someone else to blame.
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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.
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There’s so much there, there’s so much to heal for.
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Life’s the longest picture you’re ever gonna take.
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Forever always seems to be around when it begins, but forever never seems to be around when it ends
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The Blind Boys are truly the deepest well of American musical heritage you can discover.
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