But I would never insult the people that love this music and I would never insult the blessing of music in my life and I would never insult myself by playing uninspired music.
BEN HARPERLife’s the longest picture you’re ever gonna take.
More Ben Harper Quotes
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I want to try to be who I am today, not who I was yesterday.
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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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Now I love to feel that warm southern rain, Just to hear it fall is the sweetest sounding thing. And to see it fall on your simple country dress It’s like heaven to me I must confess.
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Make sure the fortune that you seek is the fortune that you need.
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I knew a girl, her name was Truth. She was a terrible liar.
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There’s only one proper way a song should go, but you’ve got to be patient enough to let them come together time wise.
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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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If you’re gonna live, then live it up. If you’re gonna give, then give it up. If you’re gonna walk the Earth, then walk it proud. If you’re gonna say the word, you got to say it loud.
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Life is short and if you’re looking for extension, you had best do well. ‘Cause there’s good deeds and then there’s good intentions. They are as far apart as Heaven and Hell.
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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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If I fall, I fall. I’ll rise up like anybody else.
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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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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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If you don’t like my fire, then don’t come around. Cause I’m gonna burn one down.
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You look like gold. I’ve been fooled before, but now I know I’ve made the mistake in the past. But now I, now I know the difference from gold and brass.
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