What enables me to believe in anything is hope.
BEN HARPERI 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.
More Ben Harper Quotes
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I get diminishing returns when I bore myself in an interview.
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I want to try to be who I am today, not who I was yesterday.
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My band is the best band in the world, period. So, I insist on every song being better than it is on the record. So by the end of the tour, we have to be playing the song better than how it’s recorded.
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Every moral has a story, every story has and end. Every battle has its glory, and its consequence.
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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
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Try it first And you’ll see its a blessing And it’s not a curse
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There’s something in everyone only they know.
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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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When you hear Doc Watson singing Amazing Grace, something else enters the room.
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People say, “How do you write songs?” I say, “Patience.” I may have a track that’s hot, but no words. I’ll just let it sit for years, because I know they’re going to meet. They’ll find it.
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Wish there was something that I could say or do, I can resist anything but the temptation from you. But I’d rather walk alone than chase you around, I’d rather fall myself then let you drag me on down.
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Every man’s actions belong to him.
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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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Some things You have to let be lost Some battles, some battles You have to leave unfought. Then the truth just wastes away In all we dare not say. And in all we can’t explain But I faithfully remain.
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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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