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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.

Ben Harper

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Ben Harper
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: October 28
Guitarist
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Singer-Songwriter
Pomona
California
Benjamin Chase Harper
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