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.
BEN HARPERYou can’t take the same photograph every time and live with art forms with no differences.
More Ben Harper Quotes
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The Blind Boys are truly the deepest well of American musical heritage you can discover.
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My main concern when travelling around the world is finding a place to skateboard!
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When your whole world is shaken from all the risks we have taken, Dance with me, dance with me into the colors of the dusk.
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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.
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We’ve all got stardust in our bones.
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My family owns a music store in Claremont, California, called The Claremont Folk Music Center.
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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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A candle throws its light into the darkness, in a nasty world so shines a good deed. Make sure the fortune that you seek is the fortune that you need.
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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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The spirit is what guides my life, and I’m humbly on my knees in thanks for guidance and direction every day. But God is not something to be preached, it’s something to be lived.
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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 love being on the road, I love playing.
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I appreciate that something I’ve done has found a safe place to land.
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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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I just want to keep doing what I feel.
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