I love being on the road, I love playing.
BEN HARPERThe Blind Boys are truly the deepest well of American musical heritage you can discover.
More Ben Harper Quotes
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I write songs and I sing them from the deepest part of my existence and I hope they connect with the deepest part of yours.
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With so many people to love in my life, why do I worry about one?
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Don’t let what you have to heal from blind you to how much there is to heal for.
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When your whole world is shaken from all the risks we have taken, Dance with me, dance with me into the colors of the dusk.
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As long as the songs are strong, I think you can express yourself in any style and have it be soulful and have it be your own voice.
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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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Wish 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.
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Life’s the longest picture you’re ever gonna take.
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I’m a living sunset, lightning in my bones.
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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’s so hard to do and so easy to say but sometimes you just have to walk away
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These eyes weren’t made for crying, this love wasn’t made to waste. These arms weren’t made for battle, but to share in your embrace.
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The very thing that drives you, can drive you insane Got a head full of thought crimes and a number with no name Got an eleventh hour Jesus and a mouth full of blame A casket lined with silver dollars and a number with no name.
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I don’t know how to not become every person I walk by.
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There’s something in everyone only they know.
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What enables me to believe in anything is hope.
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I really feel like the sky is the limit with the Innocent Criminals today.
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You can kill a lot of time if you really want to put your mind to it Or leave it all behind and never really have to go through it
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There’s so much there, there’s so much to heal for.
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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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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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I’m not going to do the Ben Harper house record or the Ben Harper drum ‘n’ bass record.
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You have to do what you believe in.
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It turns out that there is something more magnificent than nature. It’s love.
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Make sure the fortune that you seek is the fortune that you need.
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