I really feel there’s no limitation on what this band can do in the studio or on the stage. That’s an empowering feeling – that we can bring a song to life.
BEN HARPERThere’s no room in my life for religion. Religion is separation and segregation of God. How can you segregate the Almighty?
More Ben Harper Quotes
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My choice is what I choose to be.
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You have to do what you believe in.
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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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There’s so much there, there’s so much to heal for.
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I grew up listening to spiritual music, Blind Willie Johnson and folk.
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I’m more afraid of falling than I am of flying high. I’m not as scared of dying as I am of growing old. Every battle has its glory and its consequence.
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The music is in the lead here, and a large part of this, I have no idea what I’m doing. I feel a closer bond with the craft of songwriting, stronger than I ever have.
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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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The woman in you is the worry in me.
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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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If you’re gonna live, then live it up.
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When your whole world is shaken from all the risks we have taken, Dance with me, dance with me into the colors of the dusk.
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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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I get diminishing returns when I bore myself in an interview.
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They say time will make all this go away. But it’s time that has taken my tomorrows and turned them into yesterdays.
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