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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.

Ben Harper

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.
BEN HARPER

Crush Song Writing
When it comes to partnership, some humans can make their lives alone – it’s possible. But creatively, it’s more like painting: you can’t just use the same colours in every painting. It’s just not an option.
BEN HARPER

Alone Art Color Creatively Differences Possible Use
I love being on the road, I love playing.
BEN HARPER

Love Playing Road
With so many people to love in my life, why do I worry about one?
BEN HARPER

People Question Unanswered Worry
Take 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.
BEN HARPER

Hands Home Worried
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.
BEN HARPER

Funny Heaven Life
When you have everything, you have everything to lose.
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Adages Everything Loses
There’s something in everyone only they know.
BEN HARPER

Empathy Everyone Knows Something
My head works in music, so there’s always music there.
BEN HARPER

Head Music Work
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
It was a huge deal, a huge musical discovery that became life lessons learned. You can’t return from having an experience like that. The Blind Boys are truly the deepest well of American musical heritage you can discover.
BEN HARPER

Boys Discovery Lesson Life
Sometimes I may be totally arrogant, sometimes I may totally be the most humble guy you’ve ever met, sometimes I may be in between. But that’s life. Who isn’t like that? What’s the big deal if I had an arrogant moment.
BEN HARPER

Arrogant Guy Humble
I appreciate that something I’ve done has found a safe place to land.
BEN HARPER

Appreciate Done Land
All that we can’t say is all we need to hear.
BEN HARPER

Empathy Humanity Needs
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.
BEN HARPER

Interview Lifetime Men
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.
BEN HARPER

Life Love Relationship

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