I grew up with the Blind Boys’ music. My family owns a music store in Claremont, California, called The Claremont Folk Music Center. I grew up with a heavy diet of gospel, folk, and blues because those are kind of the cornerstones of traditional American music.
BEN HARPERWhat enables me to believe in anything is hope.
More Ben Harper Quotes
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Life’s the longest picture you’re ever gonna take.
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What started as a whisper Slowly turned into a scream Searching for an answer Where the question is unseen I don’t know where you came from And I don’t know where you’ve gone Old friends become old strangers Between the darkness and the dawn
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I can’t not put myself in the shoes of every person I pass.
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I love being on the road, I love playing.
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Sometimes 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.
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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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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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Forever always seems to be around when it begins, but forever never seems to be around when it ends
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I’m a living sunset, lightning in my bones.
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You look like gold. I’ve been fooled before, but now I know I’ve made the mistake in the past. But now I, now I know the difference from gold and brass.
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All that we can’t say is all we need to hear.
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That happens every time I get behind a guitar, regardless of what I’m saying, ’cause music is freedom and being free is the closest I’ve ever felt to being spiritual.
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The Blind Boys are truly the deepest well of American musical heritage you can discover.
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My family owns a music store in Claremont, California, called The Claremont Folk Music Center.
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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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