I can change the world With my own two hands Make a better place With my own two hands Make a kinder place.
BEN HARPERIf 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.
More Ben Harper Quotes
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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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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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Don’t be discouraged by writer’s block. Writer’s block just means you need to listen to other music.
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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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The woman in you is the worry in me.
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I can’t not put myself in the shoes of every person I pass.
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Music is the last true voice of the human spirit. It can go beyond language, beyond age, and beyond color straight to the mind and heart of all people.
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When you have everything, you have everything to lose.
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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.
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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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My choice is what I choose to be.
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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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The music is in the lead here, and a large part of this, I have no idea what I’m doing. I feel a closer bond with the craft of songwriting, stronger than I ever have.
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If you don’t like my fire, then don’t come around. Cause I’m gonna burn one down.
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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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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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I don’t know how to not become every person I walk by.
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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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That happens every time I get behind a guitar, regardless of what I’m saying, ’cause music is freedom and being free is the closest I’ve ever felt to being spiritual.
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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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Children come running to the truth But you’ve got to peel the skin to get the fruit And while one’s living high another’s grieving But what’s sweet by morning is bitter by the evening Oh – What’s sweet by morning is bitter by the evening.
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It’s not easy for a mother and son to sing a duet. You can’t just sing about anything.
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I’m not going to do the Ben Harper house record or the Ben Harper drum ‘n’ bass record.
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If I’m inspired and music inspires me, then I will continue to play it.
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I knew a girl, her name was Truth. She was a terrible liar.
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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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