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 HARPERI’ve never made a record that didn’t sound better than what was in my head – that’s sort of my rule.
More Ben Harper Quotes
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You’re definitely a different person at different stages in your life.
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There’s something in everyone only they know.
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We’ve changed our reflections, but inside we’re just a child.
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Sometimes I feel I know strangers Better than I know my friends Why must a beginning Be the means to an end? The stones from my enemies These wounds will mend But I cannot survive The roses from my friends.
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Genetics do play a role in how you consciously or subconsciously manifest your true self.
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My main concern when travelling around the world is finding a place to skateboard!
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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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But I would never insult the people that love this music and I would never insult the blessing of music in my life and I would never insult myself by playing uninspired music.
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You can kill a lot of time if you really want to put your mind to it Or leave it all behind and never really have to go through it
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All that we can’t say is all we need to hear.
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What enables me to believe in anything is hope.
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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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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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Sometimes it’s lightning in a bottle and you got the song. But oftentimes it shows up.
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Every man’s actions belong to him.
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