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BEN HARPERYou 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.
More Ben Harper Quotes
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I dont know if hell exists, but there sure as hell are some people who dont belong in heaven.
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You have to do what you believe in.
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Take my hand when you are worried Take my hand when you’re alone Take my hand and let me guide you Take my hand to lead you home.
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It turns out that there is something more magnificent than nature. It’s love.
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I’ve never made a record that didn’t sound better than what was in my head – that’s sort of my rule.
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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.
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My choice is what I choose to be.
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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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I appreciate that something I’ve done has found a safe place to land.
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There’s something in everyone only they know.
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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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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.
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Try it first And you’ll see its a blessing And it’s not a curse
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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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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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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.
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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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I grew up listening to spiritual music, Blind Willie Johnson and folk.
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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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It’s so hard to do and so easy to say but sometimes you just have to walk away
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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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With so many people to love in my life, why do I worry about one?
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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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I don’t know how to not become every person I walk by.
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Folk is bare bones music.
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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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