You can’t take the same photograph every time and live with art forms with no differences.
BEN HARPERYou’re living life in real time, man, and we’ ve got a good amount of work to do for each other. Hiding is not an option and you’re going to step out and you’re going to make mistakes.
More Ben Harper Quotes
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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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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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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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Folk is bare bones music.
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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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I refuse to age disgracefully in rock ‘n’ roll.
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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.
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I dont know if hell exists, but there sure as hell are some people who dont belong in heaven.
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The Blind Boys are truly the deepest well of American musical heritage you can discover.
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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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Make sure the fortune that you seek is the fortune that you need.
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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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It turns out that there is something more magnificent than nature. It’s love.
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My choice is what I choose to be.
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