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 HARPERDon’t be discouraged by writer’s block. Writer’s block just means you need to listen to other music.
More Ben Harper Quotes
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If interviews are just interviews or if music is just music, why are we even doing it? You only get so many hours in a lifetime, man.
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With so many people to love in my life, why do I worry about one?
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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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They say time will make all this go away. But it’s time that has taken my tomorrows and turned them into yesterdays.
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You can kill a lot of time if you really want to put your mind to it Or leave it all behind and never really have to go through it
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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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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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Every moral has a story, every story has and end. Every battle has its glory, and its consequence.
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My head works in music, so there’s always music there.
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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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You’re definitely a different person at different stages in your life.
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I just want to keep doing what I feel.
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You can’t take the same photograph every time and live with art forms with no differences.
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Let us burn one from end to end, and pass it over to me my friend.
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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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