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There’s no love like a lost love and no pain like a broken heart.

Ben Harper

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.
BEN HARPER

Arrogant Guy Humble
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
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
I love being on the road, I love playing.
BEN HARPER

Love Playing Road
I want to try to not be the child that had to go through too much too young. I want to be who I am now and not who I was then.
BEN HARPER

Children Try Want Young
We’ve all got stardust in our bones.
BEN HARPER

Bones Stardust Stars
It’s not easy for a mother and son to sing a duet. You can’t just sing about anything.
BEN HARPER

Anything Duets Mother Son
I’m really looking forward to, not more of the same, but a continual growth.
BEN HARPER

Continual Growth Growth Looking Forward
Every time feels like my first time. And I just find that the process of it feeds into one’s own self-obsession.
BEN HARPER

Firsts Obsession Self
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.
BEN HARPER

Long Lying Pain
I really feel like the sky is the limit with the Innocent Criminals today.
BEN HARPER

Criminals Sky Today
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.
BEN HARPER

Funny Heaven Life
I write songs and I sing them from the deepest part of my existence and I hope they connect with the deepest part of yours.
BEN HARPER

Existence Song Writing
I’ve never made a record that didn’t sound better than what was in my head – that’s sort of my rule.
BEN HARPER

Made Records Sound
Genetics do play a role in how you consciously or subconsciously manifest your true self.
BEN HARPER

Play Roles Self
We’ve changed our reflections, but inside we’re just a child.
BEN HARPER

Changed Children Reflection
Don’t let what you have to heal from blind you to how much there is to heal for.
BEN HARPER

Blind Heal
I grew up listening to spiritual music, Blind Willie Johnson and folk.
BEN HARPER

Blind Listening Spiritual
To go through this life and see it through – what it really is – and not be insane or addicted, is a minor miracle for anyone.
BEN HARPER

Insane Life Miracle
Try it first And you’ll see its a blessing And it’s not a curse
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Blessing First Trying
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.
BEN HARPER

Life Live Mistake Real
I dont know if hell exists, but there sure as hell are some people who dont belong in heaven.
BEN HARPER

Heaven Hell People
You can’t just say ‘I love you,’ you have to live ‘I love you.’
BEN HARPER

Emotion Express Feel Live Love Say
Take my hand when you are worried Take my hand when you’re alone Take my hand and let me guide you Take my hand to lead you home.
BEN HARPER

Hands Home Worried
I don’t know how to not become every person I walk by.
BEN HARPER

Become Easy Person Walks
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.
BEN HARPER

Interview Lifetime Men
If you don’t like my fire, then don’t come around. Cause I’m gonna burn one down.
BEN HARPER

Causes Fire Philosophy

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