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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.

Ben Harper

The world awakens on the run And will soon be earning With hopes of better days to come It’s a morning yearning.
BEN HARPER

Morning Running World
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
Time is really for those who really need it. I mean, I deal with it. A lot of people are slaves to the second, minute hand. I can’t do that!
BEN HARPER

Hands Mean Reality
I don’t know how to not become every person I walk by.
BEN HARPER

Become Easy Person Walks
I grew up with the Blind Boys’ music. My family owns a music store in Claremont, California, called The Claremont Folk Music Center. I grew up with a heavy diet of gospel, folk, and blues because those are kind of the cornerstones of traditional American music.
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Boys California Kind
Fearlessness, absolutely. Discipline. You also need open-minded creativeness that lets everything in. You never want to lose a word or a phrase, yet every one should count. Always the best language possible. And, finally, knowing when to leave it alone. Stop when it’s done.
BEN HARPER

Discipline Knowing Writing
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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People Spiritual Trying
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
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 HARPER

Blessing Comeback People
Genetics do play a role in how you consciously or subconsciously manifest your true self.
BEN HARPER

Play Roles Self
You can run away from home But you can’t run away from your pain I sit here alone There’s always someone else to blame.
BEN HARPER

Home Pain Running
You can’t just say ‘I love you,’ you have to live ‘I love you.’
BEN HARPER

Emotion Express Feel Live Love Say
My main concern when travelling around the world is finding a place to skateboard!
BEN HARPER

Around Skateboard Travelling World
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
Folk is bare bones music.
BEN HARPER

Bare Bones Folks
It turns out that there is something more magnificent than nature. It’s love.
BEN HARPER

Love Magnificent Something Turns

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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