Let us burn one from end to end, and pass it over to me my friend.
BEN HARPERSometimes 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.
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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We’ve changed our reflections, but inside we’re just a child.
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I get diminishing returns when I bore myself in an interview.
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It’s so hard to do and so easy to say but sometimes you just have to walk away
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The good news is at this point as I get older, the load has gotten heavier but my shoulders have gotten wider because I’ve gotten happier so it’s a damn good thing.
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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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It’s not easy for a mother and son to sing a duet. You can’t just sing about anything.
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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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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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Try it first And you’ll see its a blessing And it’s not a curse
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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 you don’t like my fire, then don’t come around. Cause I’m gonna burn one down.
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I refuse to age disgracefully in rock ‘n’ roll.
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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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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.
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