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Sometimes I feel I know strangers Better than I know my friends Why must a beginning Be the means to an end? The stones from my enemies These wounds will mend But I cannot survive The roses from my friends.

Ben Harper

If you don’t like my fire, then don’t come around. Cause I’m gonna burn one down.
BEN HARPER

Causes Fire Philosophy
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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Arrogant Guy Humble
The music is in the lead here, and a large part of this, I have no idea what I’m doing. I feel a closer bond with the craft of songwriting, stronger than I ever have.
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Ideas Stronger Ties
To go through this life and see it through – what it really is – and not be insane or addicted, is a minor miracle for anyone.
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Insane Life Miracle
There’s something in everyone only they know.
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Empathy Everyone Knows Something
Could’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?
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Believe Fall Morning
Forever always seems to be around when it begins, but forever never seems to be around when it ends
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Boyfriend Break Up Relationship
My family owns a music store in Claremont, California, called The Claremont Folk Music Center.
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Country Family Own Stores
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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Boys Discovery Lesson Life
You can run away from home But you can’t run away from your pain I sit here alone There’s always someone else to blame.
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Home Pain Running
We’ve all got stardust in our bones.
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Bones Stardust Stars
It’s so hard to do and so easy to say but sometimes you just have to walk away
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Boyfriend Break Sometimes Up
Life’s the longest picture you’re ever gonna take.
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Life Longest Picture Take
If it comes out sounding like Dixieland jazz or classical or punk or rock or even slightly metal, that’s because that’s where I’m going to find inspiration.
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Inspiration Rocks
You can’t take the same photograph every time and live with art forms with no differences.
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Difference Live Photograph Time
Some things You have to let be lost Some battles, some battles You have to leave unfought. Then the truth just wastes away In all we dare not say. And in all we can’t explain But I faithfully remain.
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Battle Lost Waste
My head works in music, so there’s always music there.
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Head Music Work
You’re definitely a different person at different stages in your life.
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Different Person Stage
Now 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.
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Country Fall Rain
If I’m inspired and music inspires me, then I will continue to play it.
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Inspire Inspired Play
It’s not easy for a mother and son to sing a duet. You can’t just sing about anything.
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Anything Duets Mother Son
Love for me is my North Star. It’s the highest form of grace. And I love that there’s different levels and different ways of showing it, and different representations of it. Whether it’s love shown to a stranger, love to a sibling, your child, your parents, your partner.
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Children Sibling Stars
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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Empowering Feelings Song
Every man’s actions belong to him.
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Action Elong Every Men
I can’t not put myself in the shoes of every person I pass.
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Myself Pass Persons Shoes
Don’t be discouraged by writer’s block. Writer’s block just means you need to listen to other music.
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Block Mean Needs
There’s only one proper way a song should go, but you’ve got to be patient enough to let them come together time wise.
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Song Together Wise

Sometimes I feel I know strangers Better than I know my friends Why must a beginning Be the means to an end? The stones from my enemies These wounds will mend But I cannot survive The roses from my friends.

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Sometimes I feel I know strangers Better than I know my friends Why must a beginning Be the means to an end? The stones from my enemies These wounds will mend But I cannot survive The roses from my friends.

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