When you hear Doc Watson singing Amazing Grace, something else enters the room.
BEN HARPERIf you don’t like my fire, then don’t come around. Cause I’m gonna burn one down.
More Ben Harper Quotes
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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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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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I grew up listening to spiritual music, Blind Willie Johnson and folk.
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I really feel there’s no limitation on what this band can do in the studio or on the stage. That’s an empowering feeling – that we can bring a song to life.
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There’s so much there, there’s so much to heal for.
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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.
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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 let what you have to heal from blind you to how much there is to heal for.
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You can’t take the same photograph every time and live with art forms with no differences.
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Let us burn one from end to end, and pass it over to me my friend.
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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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You have to do what you believe in.
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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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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.
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If it comes out sounding like Dixieland jazz or classical or punk or rock or even slightly metal, that’s because that’s where I’m going to find inspiration.
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