Distance is temporary, but our love is permanent. This may be the last time I see you, but if you keep me in your heart, together we shall be eternal; if you believe, we shall never part.
BEN HARPEREvery 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.
More Ben Harper Quotes
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There’s only one proper way a song should go, but you’ve got to be patient enough to let them come together time wise.
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Make sure the fortune that you seek is the fortune that you need.
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I refuse to age disgracefully in rock ‘n’ roll.
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I’m a living sunset, lightning in my bones.
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The advice I have for new artists is this – write great songs and play them live as often as possible. Get residencies all over town and crush it.
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Now I love to feel that warm southern rain, Just to hear it fall is the sweetest sounding thing. And to see it fall on your simple country dress It’s like heaven to me I must confess.
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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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If I fall, I fall. I’ll rise up like anybody else.
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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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If I’m inspired and music inspires me, then I will continue to play it.
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Could’ve sworn I heard you say Amen this morning, showing some kind of sign that you believe. Did it fall from your tongue without warning? Or just another trick to fall from your sleeve?
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People who try to define their spirituality sometimes are annoying, ’cause the spirit is something you feel and let guide you and humbly respect.
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Don’t let what you have to heal from blind you to how much there is to heal for.
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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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I can’t not put myself in the shoes of every person I pass.
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Just because you have a hit doesn’t mean you’re good [at music]. Just means you got a hit.
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My family owns a music store in Claremont, California, called The Claremont Folk Music Center.
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We’ve changed our reflections, but inside we’re just a child.
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The woman in you is the worry in me.
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But I would never insult the people that love this music and I would never insult the blessing of music in my life and I would never insult myself by playing uninspired music.
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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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Forever always seems to be around when it begins, but forever never seems to be around when it ends
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I don’t know how to not become every person I walk by.
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Try it first And you’ll see its a blessing And it’s not a curse
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My choice is what I choose to be.
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Every time feels like my first time. And I just find that the process of it feeds into one’s own self-obsession.
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