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They say time will make all this go away. But it’s time that has taken my tomorrows and turned them into yesterdays.

Ben Harper

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.
BEN HARPER

Home Pain Running
Fearlessness, absolutely. Discipline. You also need open-minded creativeness that lets everything in. You never want to lose a word or a phrase, yet every one should count. Always the best language possible. And, finally, knowing when to leave it alone. Stop when it’s done.
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Discipline Knowing Writing
I’m really looking forward to, not more of the same, but a continual growth.
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Continual Growth Growth Looking Forward
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.
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Empowering Feelings Song
Don’t let what you have to heal from blind you to how much there is to heal for.
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Blind Heal
Love for me is my North Star. It’s the highest form of grace. And I love that there’s different levels and different ways of showing it, and different representations of it. Whether it’s love shown to a stranger, love to a sibling, your child, your parents, your partner.
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Children Sibling Stars
Sometimes it’s lightning in a bottle and you got the song. But oftentimes it shows up.
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Bottle Lightning Often Show Sometimes Time
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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Believe Distance Relationship
I’m not going to do the Ben Harper house record or the Ben Harper drum ‘n’ bass record.
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Bass House Records
It just takes a pebble to bring down a good man.
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Bring Down Good Men Pebble
Just because you have a hit doesn’t mean you’re good [at music]. Just means you got a hit.
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Good Hit Mean Music
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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Fall Relationship Resist Temptation
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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Differences Mistakes Past
I grew up listening to spiritual music, Blind Willie Johnson and folk.
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Blind Listening Spiritual
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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Life Live Mistake Real
As long as someone else controls your history the truth shall remain just a mystery
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Ethics Long Moral
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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Jesus Name Number
We’re always moving forward in different places physically and psychologically.
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Different Moving Moving Forward
When it comes to partnership, some humans can make their lives alone – it’s possible. But creatively, it’s more like painting: you can’t just use the same colours in every painting. It’s just not an option.
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Alone Art Color Creatively Differences Possible Use
There’s something in everyone only they know.
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Empathy Everyone Knows Something
Sometimes I may be totally arrogant, sometimes I may totally be the most humble guy you’ve ever met, sometimes I may be in between. But that’s life. Who isn’t like that? What’s the big deal if I had an arrogant moment.
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Arrogant Guy Humble
I just want to keep doing what I feel.
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Doing Feels Want
My choice is what I choose to do and if I’m causing no harm it shouldn’t bother you. Your choice is who you choose to be and if you’re causin’ no harm, then your alright with me.
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Life Love Relationship
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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Song Strong Thinking
I get diminishing returns when I bore myself in an interview.
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Diminishing Interviews Return Returns
You’re definitely a different person at different stages in your life.
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Different Person Stage
Every time feels like my first time. And I just find that the process of it feeds into one’s own self-obsession.
BEN HARPER

Firsts Obsession Self

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