Fearlessness, absolutely. Discipline. You also need open-minded creativeness that lets everything in. You never want to lose a word or a phrase, yet every one should count. Always the best language possible. And, finally, knowing when to leave it alone. Stop when it’s done.
BEN HARPERJust because you have a hit doesn’t mean you’re good [at music]. Just means you got a hit.
More Ben Harper Quotes
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When you hear Doc Watson singing Amazing Grace, something else enters the room.
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Could’ve sworn I heard you say Amen this morning, showing some kind of sign that you believe. Did it fall from your tongue without warning? Or just another trick to fall from your sleeve?
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There’s so much there, there’s so much to heal for.
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When you have everything, you have everything to lose.
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You’re living life in real time, man, and we’ ve got a good amount of work to do for each other. Hiding is not an option and you’re going to step out and you’re going to make mistakes.
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We figured you could download live shows for days, so we decided to go for a cream-of-the-crop approach, but not just take the best vocal or the best performances.
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You can’t just say ‘I love you,’ you have to live ‘I love you.’
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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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Distance is temporary, but our love is permanent. This may be the last time I see you, but if you keep me in your heart, together we shall be eternal; if you believe, we shall never part.
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These eyes weren’t made for crying, this love wasn’t made to waste. These arms weren’t made for battle, but to share in your embrace.
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I really feel like the sky is the limit with the Innocent Criminals today.
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A candle throws its light into the darkness, in a nasty world so shines a good deed. Make sure the fortune that you seek is the fortune that you need.
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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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If you don’t like my fire, then don’t come around. Cause I’m gonna burn one down.
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When your whole world is shaken from all the risks we have taken, Dance with me, dance with me into the colors of the dusk.
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