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.
BEN HARPERCould’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?
More Ben Harper Quotes
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Some things You have to let be lost Some battles, some battles You have to leave unfought. Then the truth just wastes away In all we dare not say. And in all we can’t explain But I faithfully remain.
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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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All that we can’t say is all we need to hear.
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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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If you’re gonna live, then live it up.
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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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Every moral has a story, every story has and end. Every battle has its glory, and its consequence.
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My choice is what I choose to be.
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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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A candle throws its light into the darkness, in a nasty world so shines a good deed. Make sure the fortune that you seek is the fortune that you need.
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My family owns a music store in Claremont, California, called The Claremont Folk Music Center.
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I’ve never made a record that didn’t sound better than what was in my head – that’s sort of my rule.
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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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Don’t let what you have to heal from blind you to how much there is to heal for.
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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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