There’s only one proper way a song should go, but you’ve got to be patient enough to let them come together time wise.
BEN HARPERMusic 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.
More Ben Harper Quotes
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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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As a songwriter, I don’t rush. I may sit on lyrics for two years before the music hits.
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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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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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There’s no room in my life for religion. Religion is separation and segregation of God. How can you segregate the Almighty?
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I’m a living sunset, lightning in my bones.
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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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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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You can’t just say ‘I love you,’ you have to live ‘I love you.’
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The Blind Boys are truly the deepest well of American musical heritage you can discover.
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You’re definitely a different person at different stages in your life.
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It will make a weak man mighty. it will make a mighty man fall. It will fill your heart and hands or leave you with nothing at all. It’s the eyes for the blind and legs for the lame. It is the love for hate and pride for shame. That’s the power of the gospel.
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It turns out that there is something more magnificent than nature. It’s love.
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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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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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