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BEN HARPERIt turns out that there is something more magnificent than nature. It’s love.
More Ben Harper Quotes
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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.
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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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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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When you hear Doc Watson singing Amazing Grace, something else enters the room.
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People who try to define their spirituality sometimes are annoying, ’cause the spirit is something you feel and let guide you and humbly respect.
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The lifetime we’ve left behind with strangers Promises and lies both have their dangers. I just can’t be wrong enough and I can’t hide for long enough So far away, but I still feel your pain.
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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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Children come running to the truth But you’ve got to peel the skin to get the fruit And while one’s living high another’s grieving But what’s sweet by morning is bitter by the evening Oh – What’s sweet by morning is bitter by the evening.
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Sometimes it’s lightning in a bottle and you got the song. But oftentimes it shows up.
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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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You’re definitely a different person at different stages in your life.
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I dont know if hell exists, but there sure as hell are some people who dont belong in heaven.
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We’ve changed our reflections, but inside we’re just a child.
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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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Folk is bare bones music.
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