I’ve never made a record that didn’t sound better than what was in my head – that’s sort of my rule.
BEN HARPERI’ve never made a record that didn’t sound better than what was in my head – that’s sort of my rule.
BEN HARPEREvery man’s actions belong to him.
BEN HARPERMy family owns a music store in Claremont, California, called The Claremont Folk Music Center.
BEN HARPERI knew a girl, her name was Truth. She was a terrible liar.
BEN HARPERYou’re definitely a different person at different stages in your life.
BEN HARPERBut I would never insult the people that love this music and I would never insult the blessing of music in my life and I would never insult myself by playing uninspired music.
BEN HARPERIf you don’t like my fire, then don’t come around. Cause I’m gonna burn one down.
BEN HARPERI want to try to be who I am today, not who I was yesterday.
BEN HARPEREvery time feels like my first time. And I just find that the process of it feeds into one’s own self-obsession.
BEN HARPERCould’ve sworn I heard you say Amen this morning, showing some kind of sign that you believe. Did it fall from your tongue without warning? Or just another trick to fall from your sleeve?
BEN HARPERWhat enables me to believe in anything is hope.
BEN HARPERSometimes it’s lightning in a bottle and you got the song. But oftentimes it shows up.
BEN HARPERThe spirit is what guides my life, and I’m humbly on my knees in thanks for guidance and direction every day. But God is not something to be preached, it’s something to be lived.
BEN HARPERThe world awakens on the run And will soon be earning With hopes of better days to come It’s a morning yearning.
BEN HARPERI’m a living sunset, lightning in my bones.
BEN HARPEREvery 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.
BEN HARPER