The good news is at this point as I get older, the load has gotten heavier but my shoulders have gotten wider because I’ve gotten happier so it’s a damn good thing.
BEN HARPERThe good news is at this point as I get older, the load has gotten heavier but my shoulders have gotten wider because I’ve gotten happier so it’s a damn good thing.
BEN HARPERPeople say, “How do you write songs?” I say, “Patience.” I may have a track that’s hot, but no words. I’ll just let it sit for years, because I know they’re going to meet. They’ll find it.
BEN HARPERMy head works in music, so there’s always music there.
BEN HARPERWhat started as a whisper Slowly turned into a scream Searching for an answer Where the question is unseen I don’t know where you came from And I don’t know where you’ve gone Old friends become old strangers Between the darkness and the dawn
BEN HARPERYou’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 HARPERA 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.
BEN HARPERYou 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 HARPERTry it first And you’ll see its a blessing And it’s not a curse
BEN HARPERWhen your whole world is shaken from all the risks we have taken, Dance with me, dance with me into the colors of the dusk.
BEN HARPERThe advice I have for new artists is this – write great songs and play them live as often as possible. Get residencies all over town and crush it.
BEN HARPERI’m not going to do the Ben Harper house record or the Ben Harper drum ‘n’ bass record.
BEN HARPERI refuse to make uninspired music.
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.
BEN HARPERI write songs and I sing them from the deepest part of my existence and I hope they connect with the deepest part of yours.
BEN HARPERWhen you have everything, you have everything to lose.
BEN HARPERI appreciate that something I’ve done has found a safe place to land.
BEN HARPER