I refuse to make uninspired music.
BEN HARPERI’m a living sunset, lightning in my bones.
More Ben Harper Quotes
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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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If interviews are just interviews or if music is just music, why are we even doing it? You only get so many hours in a lifetime, man.
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My family owns a music store in Claremont, California, called The Claremont Folk Music Center.
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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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As a songwriter, I don’t rush. I may sit on lyrics for two years before the music hits.
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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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Love for me is my North Star. It’s the highest form of grace. And I love that there’s different levels and different ways of showing it, and different representations of it. Whether it’s love shown to a stranger, love to a sibling, your child, your parents, your partner.
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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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If you’re gonna live, then live it up.
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There’s something in everyone only they know.
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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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When you hear Doc Watson singing Amazing Grace, something else enters the room.
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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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We’ve all got stardust in our bones.
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The woman in you is the worry in me.
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