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.
BEN HARPERIn 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.
More Ben Harper Quotes
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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 moral has a story, every story has and end. Every battle has its glory, and its consequence.
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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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There’s no love like a lost love and no pain like a broken heart.
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If you’re gonna live, then live it up.
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Just because you have a hit doesn’t mean you’re good [at music]. Just means you got a hit.
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Don’t be discouraged by writer’s block. Writer’s block just means you need to listen to other music.
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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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If you don’t like my fire, then don’t come around. Cause I’m gonna burn one down.
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Life is short and if you’re looking for extension, you had best do well. ‘Cause there’s good deeds and then there’s good intentions. They are as far apart as Heaven and Hell.
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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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My head works in music, so there’s always music there.
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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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I can change the world With my own two hands Make a better place With my own two hands Make a kinder place.
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If interviews are just interviews or if music is just music, why are we even doing it? You only get so many hours in a lifetime, man.
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