Every time feels like my first time. And I just find that the process of it feeds into one’s own self-obsession.
BEN HARPERBut 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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That happens every time I get behind a guitar, regardless of what I’m saying, ’cause music is freedom and being free is the closest I’ve ever felt to being spiritual.
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Forever always seems to be around when it begins, but forever never seems to be around when it ends
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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.
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If it comes out sounding like Dixieland jazz or classical or punk or rock or even slightly metal, that’s because that’s where I’m going to find inspiration.
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There’s no room in my life for religion. Religion is separation and segregation of God. How can you segregate the Almighty?
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Now I love to feel that warm southern rain, Just to hear it fall is the sweetest sounding thing. And to see it fall on your simple country dress It’s like heaven to me I must confess.
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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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I can change the world With my own two hands Make a better place With my own two hands Make a kinder place.
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We’ve changed our reflections, but inside we’re just a child.
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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.
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I’ve never made a record that didn’t sound better than what was in my head – that’s sort of my rule.
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I appreciate that something I’ve done has found a safe place to land.
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I’m a living sunset, lightning in my bones.
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I knew a girl, her name was Truth. She was a terrible liar.
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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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