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As a songwriter, I don’t rush. I may sit on lyrics for two years before the music hits.

Ben Harper

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.
BEN HARPER

Fall Relationship Resist Temptation
When you have everything, you have everything to lose.
BEN HARPER

Adages Everything Loses
I want to try to not be the child that had to go through too much too young. I want to be who I am now and not who I was then.
BEN HARPER

Children Try Want Young
My main concern when travelling around the world is finding a place to skateboard!
BEN HARPER

Around Skateboard Travelling World
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.
BEN HARPER

Color Risk Taken
Sometimes it’s lightning in a bottle and you got the song. But oftentimes it shows up.
BEN HARPER

Bottle Lightning Often Show Sometimes Time
My head works in music, so there’s always music there.
BEN HARPER

Head Music Work
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.
BEN HARPER

Loathing Self Steps Suppose
But 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 HARPER

Blessing Comeback People
Every time feels like my first time. And I just find that the process of it feeds into one’s own self-obsession.
BEN HARPER

Firsts Obsession Self
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 HARPER

Empowering Feelings Song
The woman in you is the worry in me.
BEN HARPER

Evil Misogyny Worry
Life’s the longest picture you’re ever gonna take.
BEN HARPER

Life Longest Picture Take
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.
BEN HARPER

Blessed Want Worst
You’re definitely a different person at different stages in your life.
BEN HARPER

Different Person Stage
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.
BEN HARPER

Dying Fall Flying High

As a songwriter, I don’t rush. I may sit on lyrics for two years before the music hits.

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