The Blind Boys are truly the deepest well of American musical heritage you can discover.
BEN HARPERYou have to do what you believe in.
More Ben Harper Quotes
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The lifetime we’ve left behind with strangers Promises and lies both have their dangers. I just can’t be wrong enough and I can’t hide for long enough So far away, but I still feel your pain.
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I don’t know how to not become every person I walk by.
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What enables me to believe in anything is hope.
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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.
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To go through this life and see it through – what it really is – and not be insane or addicted, is a minor miracle for anyone.
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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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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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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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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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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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The very thing that drives you, can drive you insane Got a head full of thought crimes and a number with no name Got an eleventh hour Jesus and a mouth full of blame A casket lined with silver dollars and a number with no name.
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Every time feels like my first time. And I just find that the process of it feeds into one’s own self-obsession.
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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 refuse to make uninspired music.
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