Ben Harper on sadness
“They say time will make all this go away. But it’s time that has taken my tomorrows and turned them into yesterdays.”
More Ben Harper quotes
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.
Ben HarperBen Harper People say, “How do you write songs?” I say, “Patience.” I may have a track that’s hot, but no words. I’ll just let it sit for years, because I know they’re going to meet. They’ll find it.
Ben HarperBen Harper As long as someone else controls your history the truth shall remain just a mystery
Ben HarperBen Harper 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.
Ben HarperBen Harper There’s so much there, there’s so much to heal for.
Ben HarperBen Harper The lifetime we’ve left behind with strangers Promises and lies both have their dangers. I just can’t be wrong enough and I can’t hide for long enough So far away, but I still feel your pain.
Ben HarperBen Harper 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.
Ben HarperBen Harper Life’s the longest picture you’re ever gonna take.
Ben HarperBen Harper 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.
Ben HarperBen Harper Sometimes it’s lightning in a bottle and you got the song. But oftentimes it shows up.
Ben HarperBen Harper With so many people to love in my life, why do I worry about one?
Ben HarperBen Harper You can’t take the same photograph every time and live with art forms with no differences.
Ben HarperBen Harper The good news is at this point as I get older, the load has gotten heavier but my shoulders have gotten wider because I’ve gotten happier so it’s a damn good thing.
Ben HarperBen Harper When you hear Doc Watson singing Amazing Grace, something else enters the room.
Ben HarperBen Harper Now that you’ve grown up, You can finally learn to be a child, We made it to the end of the world, But we’ll never make it out alive…
Ben HarperBen Harper You’re definitely a different person at different stages in your life.
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