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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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Ben Harper
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: October 28
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Pomona
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Benjamin Chase Harper
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My head works in music, so there's always music there.
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It turns out that there is something more magnificent than nature. It's love.
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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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