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.
BEN HARPERWhen you hear Doc Watson singing Amazing Grace, something else enters the room.
More Ben Harper Quotes
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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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These eyes weren’t made for crying, this love wasn’t made to waste. These arms weren’t made for battle, but to share in your embrace.
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I write songs and I sing them from the deepest part of my existence and I hope they connect with the deepest part of yours.
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Let us burn one from end to end, and pass it over to me my friend.
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I get diminishing returns when I bore myself in an interview.
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My choice is what I choose to be.
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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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You can’t take the same photograph every time and live with art forms with no differences.
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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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I’m not going to do the Ben Harper house record or the Ben Harper drum ‘n’ bass record.
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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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You have to do what you believe in.
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Life is short and if you’re looking for extension, you had best do well. ‘Cause there’s good deeds and then there’s good intentions. They are as far apart as Heaven and Hell.
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The Blind Boys are truly the deepest well of American musical heritage you can discover.
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Genetics do play a role in how you consciously or subconsciously manifest your true self.
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