The 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.
BEN HARPERIf 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.
More Ben Harper Quotes
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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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My choice is what I choose to be.
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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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I want to try to not be the child that had to go through too much too young. I want to be who I am now and not who I was then.
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I knew a girl, her name was Truth. She was a terrible liar.
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They say time will make all this go away. But it’s time that has taken my tomorrows and turned them into yesterdays.
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I really feel there’s no limitation on what this band can do in the studio or on the stage. That’s an empowering feeling – that we can bring a song to life.
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When it comes to partnership, some humans can make their lives alone – it’s possible. But creatively, it’s more like painting: you can’t just use the same colours in every painting. It’s just not an option.
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You can kill a lot of time if you really want to put your mind to it Or leave it all behind and never really have to go through it
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I refuse to make uninspired music.
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My main concern when travelling around the world is finding a place to skateboard!
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I really feel like the sky is the limit with the Innocent Criminals today.
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Forever always seems to be around when it begins, but forever never seems to be around when it ends
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It’s so hard to do and so easy to say but sometimes you just have to walk away
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