If you don’t like my fire, then don’t come around. Cause I’m gonna burn one down.
BEN HARPERThe 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.
More Ben Harper Quotes
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What enables me to believe in anything is hope.
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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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If interviews are just interviews or if music is just music, why are we even doing it? You only get so many hours in a lifetime, man.
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It’s not easy for a mother and son to sing a duet. You can’t just sing about anything.
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I can’t not put myself in the shoes of every person I pass.
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There’s something in everyone only they know.
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When you hear Doc Watson singing Amazing Grace, something else enters the room.
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With so many people to love in my life, why do I worry about one?
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But I would never insult the people that love this music and I would never insult the blessing of music in my life and I would never insult myself by playing uninspired music.
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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 choice is what I choose to be.
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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.
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I want to try to be who I am today, not who I was yesterday.
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Sometimes I may be totally arrogant, sometimes I may totally be the most humble guy you’ve ever met, sometimes I may be in between. But that’s life. Who isn’t like that? What’s the big deal if I had an arrogant moment.
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Every single time I step into the studio, I say, ‘Can I still do this? Do I still have it? Have I ever had it?’ I suppose there’s a good amount of self-loathing that goes into any form of artisanship.
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