My choice is what I choose to do and if I’m causing no harm it shouldn’t bother you. Your choice is who you choose to be and if you’re causin’ no harm, then your alright with me.
BEN HARPERThe good news is at this point as I get older, the load has gotten heavier but my shoulders have gotten wider because I’ve gotten happier so it’s a damn good thing.
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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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The world awakens on the run And will soon be earning With hopes of better days to come It’s a morning yearning.
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I’m a living sunset, lightning in my bones.
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I can’t not put myself in the shoes of every person I pass.
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It’s not easy for a mother and son to sing a duet. You can’t just sing about anything.
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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 just want to keep doing what I feel.
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You can’t just say ‘I love you,’ you have to live ‘I love you.’
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As long as someone else controls your history the truth shall remain just a mystery
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The music is in the lead here, and a large part of this, I have no idea what I’m doing. I feel a closer bond with the craft of songwriting, stronger than I ever have.
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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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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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When you hear Doc Watson singing Amazing Grace, something else enters the room.
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Music is the last true voice of the human spirit. It can go beyond language, beyond age, and beyond color straight to the mind and heart of all people.
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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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