I can’t not put myself in the shoes of every person I pass.
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.
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I knew a girl, her name was Truth. She was a terrible liar.
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My head works in music, so there’s always music there.
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If I fall, I fall. I’ll rise up like anybody else.
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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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Distance is temporary, but our love is permanent. This may be the last time I see you, but if you keep me in your heart, together we shall be eternal; if you believe, we shall never part.
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Try it first And you’ll see its a blessing And it’s not a curse
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My main concern when travelling around the world is finding a place to skateboard!
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Music 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.
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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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I’m a living sunset, lightning in my bones.
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Folk is bare bones music.
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I 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.
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You’re living life in real time, man, and we’ ve got a good amount of work to do for each other. Hiding is not an option and you’re going to step out and you’re going to make mistakes.
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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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