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.
BEN HARPERLet us burn one from end to end, and pass it over to me my friend.
More Ben Harper Quotes
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We’ve all got stardust in our bones.
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It just takes a pebble to bring down a good man.
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If I fall, I fall. I’ll rise up like anybody else.
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The woman in you is the worry in me.
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Make sure the fortune that you seek is the fortune that you need.
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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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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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Genetics do play a role in how you consciously or subconsciously manifest your true self.
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I want to try to be who I am today, not who I was yesterday.
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Folk is bare bones music.
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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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Forever always seems to be around when it begins, but forever never seems to be around when it ends
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Sometimes I may be totally arrogant, sometimes I may totally be the most humble guy you’ve ever met, sometimes I may be in between. But that’s life. Who isn’t like that? What’s the big deal if I had an arrogant moment.
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With so many people to love in my life, why do I worry about one?
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Life is short and if you’re looking for extension, you had best do well. ‘Cause there’s good deeds and then there’s good intentions. They are as far apart as Heaven and Hell.
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