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.
BEN HARPERI 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.
More Ben Harper Quotes
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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.
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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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What enables me to believe in anything is hope.
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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 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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As a songwriter, I don’t rush. I may sit on lyrics for two years before the music hits.
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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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Try it first And you’ll see its a blessing And it’s not a curse
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My main concern when travelling around the world is finding a place to skateboard!
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You’re definitely a different person at different stages in your life.
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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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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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It turns out that there is something more magnificent than nature. It’s love.
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Don’t let what you have to heal from blind you to how much there is to heal for.
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Sometimes I feel I know strangers Better than I know my friends Why must a beginning Be the means to an end? The stones from my enemies These wounds will mend But I cannot survive The roses from my friends.
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