You have to do what you believe in.
BEN HARPERWhen you hear Doc Watson singing Amazing Grace, something else enters the room.
More Ben Harper Quotes
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If you don’t like my fire, then don’t come around. Cause I’m gonna burn one down.
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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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Genetics do play a role in how you consciously or subconsciously manifest your true self.
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If it comes out sounding like Dixieland jazz or classical or punk or rock or even slightly metal, that’s because that’s where I’m going to find inspiration.
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What enables me to believe in anything is hope.
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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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We’ve changed our reflections, but inside we’re just a child.
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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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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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As long as the songs are strong, I think you can express yourself in any style and have it be soulful and have it be your own voice.
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If I fall, I fall. I’ll rise up like anybody else.
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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 dont know if hell exists, but there sure as hell are some people who dont belong in heaven.
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My choice is what I choose to be.
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I’m really looking forward to, not more of the same, but a continual growth.
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