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My band is the best band in the world, period. So, I insist on every song being better than it is on the record. So by the end of the tour, we have to be playing the song better than how it's recorded.

Ben Harper

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Ben Harper
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: October 28
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Pomona
California
Benjamin Chase Harper
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I knew a girl, her name was Truth. She was a terrible liar.
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I get diminishing returns when I bore myself in an interview.
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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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I'm really looking forward to, not more of the same, but a continual growth.
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