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 HARPERIf I fall, I fall. I’ll rise up like anybody else.
More Ben Harper Quotes
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All that we can’t say is all we need to hear.
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The lifetime we’ve left behind with strangers Promises and lies both have their dangers. I just can’t be wrong enough and I can’t hide for long enough So far away, but I still feel your pain.
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The spirit is what guides my life, and I’m humbly on my knees in thanks for guidance and direction every day. But God is not something to be preached, it’s something to be lived.
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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.
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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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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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My choice is what I choose to be.
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When you hear Doc Watson singing Amazing Grace, something else enters the room.
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I really feel like the sky is the limit with the Innocent Criminals today.
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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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Let us burn one from end to end, and pass it over to me my friend.
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With so many people to love in my life, why do I worry about one?
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We’re always moving forward in different places physically and psychologically.
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There’s so much there, there’s so much to heal for.
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There’s something in everyone only they know.
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