What enables me to believe in anything is hope.
BEN HARPERWhat enables me to believe in anything is hope.
BEN HARPERThe lifetime we’ve left behind with strangers Promises and lies both have their dangers. I just can’t be wrong enough and I can’t hide for long enough So far away, but I still feel your pain.
BEN HARPERI can’t not put myself in the shoes of every person I pass.
BEN HARPERWish 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 HARPERDon’t let what you have to heal from blind you to how much there is to heal for.
BEN HARPERMusic 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.
BEN HARPERMy family owns a music store in Claremont, California, called The Claremont Folk Music Center.
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.
BEN HARPERMake sure the fortune that you seek is the fortune that you need.
BEN HARPERI 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 HARPERThere’s no room in my life for religion. Religion is separation and segregation of God. How can you segregate the Almighty?
BEN HARPERIt 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.
BEN HARPERI’m not going to do the Ben Harper house record or the Ben Harper drum ‘n’ bass record.
BEN HARPERNow I love to feel that warm southern rain, Just to hear it fall is the sweetest sounding thing. And to see it fall on your simple country dress It’s like heaven to me I must confess.
BEN HARPERI write songs and I sing them from the deepest part of my existence and I hope they connect with the deepest part of yours.
BEN HARPEREvery man’s actions belong to him.
BEN HARPER