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.
BEN HARPERFearlessness, absolutely. Discipline. You also need open-minded creativeness that lets everything in. You never want to lose a word or a phrase, yet every one should count. Always the best language possible. And, finally, knowing when to leave it alone. Stop when it’s done.
More Ben Harper Quotes
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It just takes a pebble to bring down a good man.
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If I’m inspired and music inspires me, then I will continue to play it.
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When you hear Doc Watson singing Amazing Grace, something else enters the room.
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My head works in music, so there’s always music there.
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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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Every man’s actions belong to him.
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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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Don’t be discouraged by writer’s block. Writer’s block just means you need to listen to other music.
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You can kill a lot of time if you really want to put your mind to it Or leave it all behind and never really have to go through it
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We’ve changed our reflections, but inside we’re just a child.
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When you have everything, you have everything to lose.
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Take my hand when you are worried Take my hand when you’re alone Take my hand and let me guide you Take my hand to lead you home.
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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 can’t take the same photograph every time and live with art forms with no differences.
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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.
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