The spirit is what guides my life, and I’m humbly on my knees in thanks for guidance and direction every day. But God is not something to be preached, it’s something to be lived.
BEN HARPERI’m really looking forward to, not more of the same, but a continual growth.
More Ben Harper Quotes
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Make sure the fortune that you seek is the fortune that you need.
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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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I can change the world With my own two hands Make a better place With my own two hands Make a kinder place.
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Life’s the longest picture you’re ever gonna take.
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We’ve all got stardust in our bones.
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I’m a living sunset, lightning in my bones.
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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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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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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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As long as someone else controls your history the truth shall remain just a mystery
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I refuse to make uninspired music.
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You look like gold. I’ve been fooled before, but now I know I’ve made the mistake in the past. But now I, now I know the difference from gold and brass.
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Don’t be discouraged by writer’s block. Writer’s block just means you need to listen to other music.
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I can’t not put myself in the shoes of every person I pass.
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You have to do what you believe in.
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I appreciate that something I’ve done has found a safe place to land.
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My head works in music, so there’s always music there.
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We’re always moving forward in different places physically and psychologically.
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The world awakens on the run And will soon be earning With hopes of better days to come It’s a morning yearning.
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If I’m inspired and music inspires me, then I will continue to play it.
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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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When you have everything, you have everything to lose.
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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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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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Every time feels like my first time. And I just find that the process of it feeds into one’s own self-obsession.
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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.
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