Ben Harper Quotes
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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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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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The Blind Boys are truly the deepest well of American musical heritage you can discover.
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Don't let what you have to heal from blind you to how much there is to heal for.
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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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There's something in everyone only they know.
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I just want to keep doing what I feel.
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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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If I don't have the potential to write in different styles and sing in different voices and play in different ways, I won't stay inspired.
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People who try to define their spirituality sometimes are annoying, 'cause the spirit is something you feel and let guide you and humbly respect.
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My band is the best band in the world, period. So, I insist on every song being better then it is on the record. So by the end of the tour, we have to be playing the song better then how it’s recorded.
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I'm not going to do the Ben Harper house record or the Ben Harper drum 'n' bass record.
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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.
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We've changed our reflections, but inside we're just a child.
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I grew up with a heavy diet of gospel, folk, and blues because those are kind of the cornerstones of traditional American music.
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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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Don't be discouraged by writer's block. Writer's block just means you need to listen to other music.
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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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When it comes to writers and poets, for me it's Vinicius de Moraes. He's one of the greatest lyricists ever.
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The music is in the lead here, and a large part of this, I have no idea what I'm doing. I feel a closer bond with the craft of songwriting, stronger than I ever have.
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When you hear Doc Watson singing Amazing Grace, something else enters the room.
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In my life I have been blessed In my life I have been cursed I have lived the best of times I have suffered the worst Do you know which road you're traveling? Do you know where you want to be? With so many roads to travel, There's just one can set you free.
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Forever always seems to be around when it begins, but forever never seems to be around when it ends.
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If you're gonna live, then live it up.