There’s no room in my life for religion. Religion is separation and segregation of God. How can you segregate the Almighty?
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.
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In my life I have been blessed In my life I have been cursed I have lived the best of times I have suffered the worst Do you know which road you’re traveling? Do you know where you want to be? With so many roads to travel, There’s just one can set you free.
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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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Music 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.
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Try it first And you’ll see its a blessing And it’s not a curse
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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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When it comes to partnership, some humans can make their lives alone – it’s possible. But creatively, it’s more like painting: you can’t just use the same colours in every painting. It’s just not an option.
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Life’s the longest picture you’re ever gonna take.
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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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I get diminishing returns when I bore myself in an interview.
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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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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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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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Every single time I step into the studio, I say, ‘Can I still do this? Do I still have it? Have I ever had it?’ I suppose there’s a good amount of self-loathing that goes into any form of artisanship.
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My choice is what I choose to do and if I’m causing no harm it shouldn’t bother you. Your choice is who you choose to be and if you’re causin’ no harm, then your alright with me.
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I’m a living sunset, lightning in my bones.
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You can run away from home But you can’t run away from your pain I sit here alone There’s always someone else to blame.
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I don’t know how to not become every person I walk by.
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Some things You have to let be lost Some battles, some battles You have to leave unfought. Then the truth just wastes away In all we dare not say. And in all we can’t explain But I faithfully remain.
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We’ve all got stardust in our bones.
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I refuse to age disgracefully in rock ‘n’ roll.
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It just takes a pebble to bring down a good man.
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My band is the best band in the world, period. So, I insist on every song being better than it is on the record. So by the end of the tour, we have to be playing the song better than how it’s recorded.
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Children come running to the truth But you’ve got to peel the skin to get the fruit And while one’s living high another’s grieving But what’s sweet by morning is bitter by the evening Oh – What’s sweet by morning is bitter by the evening.
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We’ve changed our reflections, but inside we’re just a child.
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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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If you’re gonna live, then live it up.
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