I grew up listening to spiritual music, Blind Willie Johnson and folk.
BEN HARPERTake my hand when you are worried Take my hand when you’re alone Take my hand and let me guide you Take my hand to lead you home.
More Ben Harper Quotes
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The 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.
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What 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
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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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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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If you’re gonna live, then live it up. If you’re gonna give, then give it up. If you’re gonna walk the Earth, then walk it proud. If you’re gonna say the word, you got to say it loud.
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I just want to keep doing what I feel.
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My choice is what I choose to be.
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People 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.
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Every moral has a story, every story has and end. Every battle has its glory, and its consequence.
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The Blind Boys are truly the deepest well of American musical heritage you can discover.
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When you have everything, you have everything to lose.
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You have to do what you believe in.
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The woman in you is the worry in me.
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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.
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Try it first And you’ll see its a blessing And it’s not a curse
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