I grew up listening to spiritual music, Blind Willie Johnson and folk.
BEN HARPERThere’s so much there, there’s so much to heal for.
More Ben Harper Quotes
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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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A candle throws its light into the darkness, in a nasty world so shines a good deed. Make sure the fortune that you seek is the fortune that you need.
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Life’s the longest picture you’re ever gonna take.
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If 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.
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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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All that we can’t say is all we need to hear.
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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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I love being on the road, I love playing.
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Wish there was something that I could say or do, I can resist anything but the temptation from you. But I’d rather walk alone than chase you around, I’d rather fall myself then let you drag me on down.
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Try it first And you’ll see its a blessing And it’s not a curse
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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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Every man’s actions belong to him.
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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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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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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.
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