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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.

Ben Harper

Sometimes I may be totally arrogant, sometimes I may totally be the most humble guy you’ve ever met, sometimes I may be in between. But that’s life. Who isn’t like that? What’s the big deal if I had an arrogant moment.
BEN HARPER

Arrogant Guy Humble
That happens every time I get behind a guitar, regardless of what I’m saying, ’cause music is freedom and being free is the closest I’ve ever felt to being spiritual.
BEN HARPER

Being Free Guitar Regardless Spiritual
It’s so hard to do and so easy to say but sometimes you just have to walk away
BEN HARPER

Boyfriend Break Sometimes Up
Sometimes it’s lightning in a bottle and you got the song. But oftentimes it shows up.
BEN HARPER

Bottle Lightning Often Show Sometimes Time
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.
BEN HARPER

Funny Heaven Life
My family owns a music store in Claremont, California, called The Claremont Folk Music Center.
BEN HARPER

Country Family Own Stores
Folk is bare bones music.
BEN HARPER

Bare Bones Folks
The lifetime we’ve left behind with strangers Promises and lies both have their dangers. I just can’t be wrong enough and I can’t hide for long enough So far away, but I still feel your pain.
BEN HARPER

Long Lying Pain
We’re always moving forward in different places physically and psychologically.
BEN HARPER

Different Moving Moving Forward
I’m more afraid of falling than I am of flying high. I’m not as scared of dying as I am of growing old. Every battle has its glory and its consequence.
BEN HARPER

Dying Fall Flying High
I refuse to age disgracefully in rock ‘n’ roll.
BEN HARPER

Age Disgrace Refuse Rocks
I’ve never made a record that didn’t sound better than what was in my head – that’s sort of my rule.
BEN HARPER

Made Records Sound
You’re living life in real time, man, and we’ ve got a good amount of work to do for each other. Hiding is not an option and you’re going to step out and you’re going to make mistakes.
BEN HARPER

Life Live Mistake Real
I grew up listening to spiritual music, Blind Willie Johnson and folk.
BEN HARPER

Blind Listening Spiritual
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 HARPER

Song Strong Thinking
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.
BEN HARPER

God Knees Thanks

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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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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