You look like gold. I’ve been fooled before, but now I know I’ve made the mistake in the past. But now I, now I know the difference from gold and brass.
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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I appreciate that something I’ve done has found a safe place to land.
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I really feel like the sky is the limit with the Innocent Criminals today.
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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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I write songs and I sing them from the deepest part of my existence and I hope they connect with the deepest part of yours.
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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 knew a girl, her name was Truth. She was a terrible liar.
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Folk is bare bones music.
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I grew up listening to spiritual music, Blind Willie Johnson and folk.
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I refuse to make uninspired music.
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I’m more afraid of falling than I am of flying high. I’m not as scared of dying as I am of growing old. Every battle has its glory and its consequence.
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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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You have to do what you believe in.
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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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If I’m inspired and music inspires me, then I will continue to play it.
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I love being on the road, I love playing.
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