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The music is in the lead here, and a large part of this, I have no idea what I’m doing. I feel a closer bond with the craft of songwriting, stronger than I ever have.

Ben Harper

Every man’s actions belong to him.
BEN HARPER

Action Elong Every Men
Fearlessness, 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.
BEN HARPER

Discipline Knowing Writing
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
BEN HARPER

Mind Time Want
I can’t not put myself in the shoes of every person I pass.
BEN HARPER

Myself Pass Persons Shoes
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.
BEN HARPER

Empowering Feelings Song
I love being on the road, I love playing.
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Love Playing Road
I really feel like the sky is the limit with the Innocent Criminals today.
BEN HARPER

Criminals Sky Today
There’s no love like a lost love and no pain like a broken heart.
BEN HARPER

Life Love Relationship
My head works in music, so there’s always music there.
BEN HARPER

Head Music Work
We figured you could download live shows for days, so we decided to go for a cream-of-the-crop approach, but not just take the best vocal or the best performances.
BEN HARPER

Cream Crop Crops Shows
What enables me to believe in anything is hope.
BEN HARPER

Anything Believe Hope
I just want to keep doing what I feel.
BEN HARPER

Doing Feels Want
The spirit is what guides my life, and I’m humbly on my knees in thanks for guidance and direction every day. But God is not something to be preached, it’s something to be lived.
BEN HARPER

God Knees Thanks
There’s no room in my life for religion. Religion is separation and segregation of God. How can you segregate the Almighty?
BEN HARPER

God Rooms Separation
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.
BEN HARPER

Crush Song Writing
When it comes to partnership, some humans can make their lives alone – it’s possible. But creatively, it’s more like painting: you can’t just use the same colours in every painting. It’s just not an option.
BEN HARPER

Alone Art Color Creatively Differences Possible Use

The music is in the lead here, and a large part of this, I have no idea what I’m doing. I feel a closer bond with the craft of songwriting, stronger than I ever have.

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The music is in the lead here, and a large part of this, I have no idea what I’m doing. I feel a closer bond with the craft of songwriting, stronger than I ever have.

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