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Don't be discouraged by writer's block. Writer's block just means you need to listen to other music.

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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