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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.
More Ben Harper Quotes
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Folk is bare bones music.
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Now I love to feel that warm southern rain, Just to hear it fall is the sweetest sounding thing. And to see it fall on your simple country dress It’s like heaven to me I must confess.
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Now that you’ve grown up, You can finally learn to be a child, We made it to the end of the world, But we’ll never make it out alive…
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There’s only one proper way a song should go, but you’ve got to be patient enough to let them come together time wise.
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My head works in music, so there’s always music there.
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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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I’ve never made a record that didn’t sound better than what was in my head – that’s sort of my rule.
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My choice is what I choose to do and if I’m causing no harm it shouldn’t bother you. Your choice is who you choose to be and if you’re causin’ no harm, then your alright with me.
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My choice is what I choose to be.
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In my life I have been blessed In my life I have been cursed I have lived the best of times I have suffered the worst Do you know which road you’re traveling? Do you know where you want to be? With so many roads to travel, There’s just one can set you free.
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It turns out that there is something more magnificent than nature. It’s love.
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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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I’m a living sunset, lightning in my bones.
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They say time will make all this go away. But it’s time that has taken my tomorrows and turned them into yesterdays.
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Every single time I step into the studio, I say, ‘Can I still do this? Do I still have it? Have I ever had it?’ I suppose there’s a good amount of self-loathing that goes into any form of artisanship.
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You’re definitely a different person at different stages in your life.
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You look like gold. I’ve been fooled before, but now I know I’ve made the mistake in the past. But now I, now I know the difference from gold and brass.
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Distance is temporary, but our love is permanent. This may be the last time I see you, but if you keep me in your heart, together we shall be eternal; if you believe, we shall never part.
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Let us burn one from end to end, and pass it over to me my friend.
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I write songs and I sing them from the deepest part of my existence and I hope they connect with the deepest part of yours.
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There’s no room in my life for religion. Religion is separation and segregation of God. How can you segregate the Almighty?
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Every time feels like my first time. And I just find that the process of it feeds into one’s own self-obsession.
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I want to try to be who I am today, not who I was yesterday.
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I dont know if hell exists, but there sure as hell are some people who dont belong in heaven.
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I just want to keep doing what I feel.
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Don’t be discouraged by writer’s block. Writer’s block just means you need to listen to other music.
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