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.
BEN HARPERDon’t let what you have to heal from blind you to how much there is to heal for.
More Ben Harper Quotes
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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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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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Forever always seems to be around when it begins, but forever never seems to be around when it ends
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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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Folk is bare bones music.
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Make sure the fortune that you seek is the fortune that you need.
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Now that you’ve grown up, You can finally learn to be a child, We made it to the end of the world, But we’ll never make it out alive…
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As long as someone else controls your history the truth shall remain just a mystery
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I grew up listening to spiritual music, Blind Willie Johnson and folk.
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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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If you don’t like my fire, then don’t come around. Cause I’m gonna burn one down.
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In my life I have been blessed In my life I have been cursed I have lived the best of times I have suffered the worst Do you know which road you’re traveling? Do you know where you want to be? With so many roads to travel, There’s just one can set you free.
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You’re definitely a different person at different stages in your life.
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Life’s the longest picture you’re ever gonna take.
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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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