I refuse to make uninspired music.
BEN HARPERYou can’t just say ‘I love you,’ you have to live ‘I love you.’
More Ben Harper Quotes
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We’ve all got stardust in our bones.
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I appreciate that something I’ve done has found a safe place to land.
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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.
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It’s not easy for a mother and son to sing a duet. You can’t just sing about anything.
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It 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.
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There’s no room in my life for religion. Religion is separation and segregation of God. How can you segregate the Almighty?
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Sometimes it’s lightning in a bottle and you got the song. But oftentimes it shows up.
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You can’t just say ‘I love you,’ you have to live ‘I love you.’
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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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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 advice I have for new artists is this – write great songs and play them live as often as possible. Get residencies all over town and crush it.
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People who try to define their spirituality sometimes are annoying, ’cause the spirit is something you feel and let guide you and humbly respect.
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There’s so much there, there’s so much to heal for.
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If you’re gonna live, then live it up.
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What enables me to believe in anything is hope.
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