Try it first And you’ll see its a blessing And it’s not a curse
BEN HARPERIt’s not easy for a mother and son to sing a duet. You can’t just sing about anything.
More Ben Harper Quotes
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To go through this life and see it through – what it really is – and not be insane or addicted, is a minor miracle for anyone.
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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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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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There’s no room in my life for religion. Religion is separation and segregation of God. How can you segregate the Almighty?
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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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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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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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I can change the world With my own two hands Make a better place With my own two hands Make a kinder place.
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What started as a whisper Slowly turned into a scream Searching for an answer Where the question is unseen I don’t know where you came from And I don’t know where you’ve gone Old friends become old strangers Between the darkness and the dawn
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The woman in you is the worry in me.
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All that we can’t say is all we need to hear.
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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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It turns out that there is something more magnificent than nature. It’s love.
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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’re definitely a different person at different stages in your life.
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