Ben Harper Quotes
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My family owns a music store in Claremont, California, called The Claremont Folk Music Center.
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We're always moving forward in different places physically and psychologically.
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My head works in music, so there's always music there.
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There is a difference between a great producer and somebody who is a big advocate of your music. Just because you're a big advocate for a band doesn't mean you need to be in the studio with them, and at the same time - we don't need to get into this conversation - you can write a hit, but it might not hit.
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I love being on the road, I love playing.
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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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It 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.
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So it's not so much that I set out to do something different, it's just that the songs themselves require their own individual voice and attention.
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Music is the last true voice of the human spirit. It can go beyond language, beyond age, and beyond color straight to the mind and heart of all people.
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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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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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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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That happens every time I get behind a guitar, regardless of what I'm saying, 'cause music is freedom and being free is the closest I've ever felt to being spiritual.
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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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I just want to keep doing what I feel.
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If I fall, I fall. I'll rise up like anybody else.
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Time is really for those who really need it. I mean, I deal with it. A lot of people are slaves to the second, minute hand. I can't do that!
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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.
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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'm more afraid of falling than I am of flying high. I'm not as scared of dying as I am of growing old. Every battle has its glory and its consequence.
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We've all got stardust in our bones...
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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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I really feel like the sky is the limit with the Innocent Criminals today.
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My main concern when travelling around the world is finding a place to skateboard!