I don’t know how to not become every person I walk by.
BEN HARPERWith so many people to love in my life, why do I worry about one?
More Ben Harper Quotes
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We’ve all got stardust in our bones.
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You can run away from home But you can’t run away from your pain I sit here alone There’s always someone else to blame.
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What started as a whisper Slowly turned into a scream Searching for an answer Where the question is unseen I don’t know where you came from And I don’t know where you’ve gone Old friends become old strangers Between the darkness and the dawn
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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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If I fall, I fall. I’ll rise up like anybody else.
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Just because you have a hit doesn’t mean you’re good [at music]. Just means you got a hit.
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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 grew up listening to spiritual music, Blind Willie Johnson and folk.
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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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There’s no love like a lost love and no pain like a broken heart.
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I can’t not put myself in the shoes of every person I pass.
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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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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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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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People who try to define their spirituality sometimes are annoying, ’cause the spirit is something you feel and let guide you and humbly respect.
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