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.
BEN HARPERNow 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…
More Ben Harper Quotes
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As long as someone else controls your history the truth shall remain just a mystery
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My head works in music, so there’s always music there.
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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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Fearlessness, absolutely. Discipline. You also need open-minded creativeness that lets everything in. You never want to lose a word or a phrase, yet every one should count. Always the best language possible. And, finally, knowing when to leave it alone. Stop when it’s done.
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We’ve all got stardust in our bones.
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There’s so much there, there’s so much to heal for.
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Children come running to the truth But you’ve got to peel the skin to get the fruit And while one’s living high another’s grieving But what’s sweet by morning is bitter by the evening Oh – What’s sweet by morning is bitter by the evening.
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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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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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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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They say time will make all this go away. But it’s time that has taken my tomorrows and turned them into yesterdays.
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Try it first And you’ll see its a blessing And it’s not a curse
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But 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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As a songwriter, I don’t rush. I may sit on lyrics for two years before the music hits.
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Take my hand when you are worried Take my hand when you’re alone Take my hand and let me guide you Take my hand to lead you home.
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