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 HARPERTry it first And you’ll see its a blessing And it’s not a curse
More Ben Harper Quotes
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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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Sometimes I feel I know strangers Better than I know my friends Why must a beginning Be the means to an end? The stones from my enemies These wounds will mend But I cannot survive The roses from my friends.
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I appreciate that something I’ve done has found a safe place to land.
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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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When you have everything, you have everything to lose.
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Now that you’ve grown up, You can finally learn to be a child, We made it to the end of the world, But we’ll never make it out alive…
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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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Make sure the fortune that you seek is the fortune that you need.
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You can’t take the same photograph every time and live with art forms with no differences.
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I’m really looking forward to, not more of the same, but a continual growth.
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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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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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Don’t be discouraged by writer’s block. Writer’s block just means you need to listen to other music.
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You can’t just say ‘I love you,’ you have to live ‘I love you.’
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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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