I’m really looking forward to, not more of the same, but a continual growth.
BEN HARPERIt 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.
More Ben Harper Quotes
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I want to try to not be the child that had to go through too much too young. I want to be who I am now and not who I was then.
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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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Let us burn one from end to end, and pass it over to me my friend.
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Every moral has a story, every story has and end. Every battle has its glory, and its consequence.
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Every single time I step into the studio, I say, ‘Can I still do this? Do I still have it? Have I ever had it?’ I suppose there’s a good amount of self-loathing that goes into any form of artisanship.
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We figured you could download live shows for days, so we decided to go for a cream-of-the-crop approach, but not just take the best vocal or the best performances.
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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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All that we can’t say is all we need to hear.
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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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The Blind Boys are truly the deepest well of American musical heritage you can discover.
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Children come running to the truth But you’ve got to peel the skin to get the fruit And while one’s living high another’s grieving But what’s sweet by morning is bitter by the evening Oh – What’s sweet by morning is bitter by the evening.
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If you don’t like my fire, then don’t come around. Cause I’m gonna burn one down.
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You have to do what you believe in.
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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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Don’t be discouraged by writer’s block. Writer’s block just means you need to listen to other music.
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