My band is the best band in the world, period. So, I insist on every song being better than it is on the record. So by the end of the tour, we have to be playing the song better than how it’s recorded.
BEN HARPERWhen you hear Doc Watson singing Amazing Grace, something else enters the room.
More Ben Harper Quotes
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You’re living life in real time, man, and we’ ve got a good amount of work to do for each other. Hiding is not an option and you’re going to step out and you’re going to make mistakes.
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I really feel there’s no limitation on what this band can do in the studio or on the stage. That’s an empowering feeling – that we can bring a song to life.
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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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I can’t not put myself in the shoes of every person I pass.
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My family owns a music store in Claremont, California, called The Claremont Folk Music Center.
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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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It’s so hard to do and so easy to say but sometimes you just have to walk away
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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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Don’t be discouraged by writer’s block. Writer’s block just means you need to listen to other music.
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I grew up with the Blind Boys’ music. My family owns a music store in Claremont, California, called The Claremont Folk Music Center. I grew up with a heavy diet of gospel, folk, and blues because those are kind of the cornerstones of traditional American music.
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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 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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Love for me is my North Star. It’s the highest form of grace. And I love that there’s different levels and different ways of showing it, and different representations of it. Whether it’s love shown to a stranger, love to a sibling, your child, your parents, your partner.
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I really feel like the sky is the limit with the Innocent Criminals today.
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I get diminishing returns when I bore myself in an interview.
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