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BEN HARPERPeople who try to define their spirituality sometimes are annoying, ’cause the spirit is something you feel and let guide you and humbly respect.
More Ben Harper Quotes
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Folk is bare bones music.
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The woman in you is the worry in me.
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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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I love being on the road, I love playing.
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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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Just because you have a hit doesn’t mean you’re good [at music]. Just means you got a hit.
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If I’m inspired and music inspires me, then I will continue to play it.
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Sometimes I feel I know strangers Better than I know my friends Why must a beginning Be the means to an end? The stones from my enemies These wounds will mend But I cannot survive The roses from my friends.
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I don’t know how to not become every person I walk by.
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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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My family owns a music store in Claremont, California, called The Claremont Folk Music Center.
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As long as someone else controls your history the truth shall remain just a mystery
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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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Every man’s actions belong to him.
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The spirit is what guides my life, and I’m humbly on my knees in thanks for guidance and direction every day. But God is not something to be preached, it’s something to be lived.
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