The woman in you is the worry in me.
BEN HARPERThat 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.
More Ben Harper Quotes
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We’re always moving forward in different places physically and psychologically.
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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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I can’t not put myself in the shoes of every person I pass.
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Just because you have a hit doesn’t mean you’re good [at music]. Just means you got a hit.
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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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In my life I have been blessed In my life I have been cursed I have lived the best of times I have suffered the worst Do you know which road you’re traveling? Do you know where you want to be? With so many roads to travel, There’s just one can set you free.
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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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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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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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It was a huge deal, a huge musical discovery that became life lessons learned. You can’t return from having an experience like that. The Blind Boys are truly the deepest well of American musical heritage you can discover.
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My head works in music, so there’s always music there.
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Music is the last true voice of the human spirit. It can go beyond language, beyond age, and beyond color straight to the mind and heart of all people.
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I grew up listening to spiritual music, Blind Willie Johnson and folk.
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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.
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Could’ve sworn I heard you say Amen this morning, showing some kind of sign that you believe. Did it fall from your tongue without warning? Or just another trick to fall from your sleeve?
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I just want to keep doing what I feel.
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My main concern when travelling around the world is finding a place to skateboard!
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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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If I fall, I fall. I’ll rise up like anybody else.
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You’re definitely a different person at different stages in your life.
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When your whole world is shaken from all the risks we have taken, Dance with me, dance with me into the colors of the dusk.
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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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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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My choice is what I choose to do and if I’m causing no harm it shouldn’t bother you. Your choice is who you choose to be and if you’re causin’ no harm, then your alright with me.
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Every man’s actions belong to him.
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Distance is temporary, but our love is permanent. This may be the last time I see you, but if you keep me in your heart, together we shall be eternal; if you believe, we shall never part.
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