Just because you have a hit doesn’t mean you’re good [at music]. Just means you got a hit.
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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You can’t take the same photograph every time and live with art forms with no differences.
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My main concern when travelling around the world is finding a place to skateboard!
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If it comes out sounding like Dixieland jazz or classical or punk or rock or even slightly metal, that’s because that’s where I’m going to find inspiration.
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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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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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My family owns a music store in Claremont, California, called The Claremont Folk Music Center.
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With so many people to love in my life, why do I worry about one?
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The very thing that drives you, can drive you insane Got a head full of thought crimes and a number with no name Got an eleventh hour Jesus and a mouth full of blame A casket lined with silver dollars and a number with no name.
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I get diminishing returns when I bore myself in an interview.
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I don’t know how to not become every person I walk by.
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If I fall, I fall. I’ll rise up like anybody else.
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I knew a girl, her name was Truth. She was a terrible liar.
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Time is really for those who really need it. I mean, I deal with it. A lot of people are slaves to the second, minute hand. I can’t do that!
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It was a huge deal, a huge musical discovery that became life lessons learned. You can’t return from having an experience like that. The Blind Boys are truly the deepest well of American musical heritage you can discover.
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I really feel there’s no limitation on what this band can do in the studio or on the stage. That’s an empowering feeling – that we can bring a song to life.
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