My choice is what I choose to be.
BEN HARPERWe’ve all got stardust in our bones.
More Ben Harper Quotes
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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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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.
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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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It’s not easy for a mother and son to sing a duet. You can’t just sing about anything.
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The Blind Boys are truly the deepest well of American musical heritage you can discover.
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It will make a weak man mighty. it will make a mighty man fall. It will fill your heart and hands or leave you with nothing at all. It’s the eyes for the blind and legs for the lame. It is the love for hate and pride for shame. That’s the power of the gospel.
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I grew up listening to spiritual music, Blind Willie Johnson and folk.
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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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What started as a whisper Slowly turned into a scream Searching for an answer Where the question is unseen I don’t know where you came from And I don’t know where you’ve gone Old friends become old strangers Between the darkness and the dawn
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There’s so much there, there’s so much to heal for.
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You can’t just say ‘I love you,’ you have to live ‘I love you.’
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Let us burn one from end to end, and pass it over to me my friend.
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All that we can’t say is all we need to hear.
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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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Try it first And you’ll see its a blessing And it’s not a curse
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