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I write songs and I sing them from the deepest part of my existence and I hope they connect with the deepest part of yours.

Ben Harper

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Ben Harper
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: October 28
Guitarist
Record Producer
Recording Artist
Singer
Singer-Songwriter
Pomona
California
Benjamin Chase Harper
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Existence
Hope
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Deepest
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I knew a girl, her name was Truth. She was a terrible liar.
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They say time will make all this go away. But it's time that has taken my tomorrows and turned them into yesterdays.
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But I would never insult the people that love this music and I would never insult the blessing of music in my life and I would never insult myself by playing uninspired music.
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The lifetime we've left behind with strangers Promises and lies both have their dangers. I just can't be wrong enough and I can't hide for long enough So far away, but I still feel your pain.
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What enables me to believe in anything is hope.
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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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I'm really looking forward to, not more of the same, but a continual growth.
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If you're gonna live, then live it up. If you're gonna give, then give it up. If you're gonna walk the Earth, then walk it proud. If you're gonna say the word, you got to say it loud.
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Sometimes I think to talk too much about music almost cheapens it
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My head works in music, so there's always music there.
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A candle throws its light into the darkness, in a nasty world so shines a good deed. Make sure the fortune that you seek is the fortune that you need.
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If I fall, I fall. I'll rise up like anybody else.
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To go through this life and see it through - what it really is - and not be insane or addicted, is a minor miracle for anyone.
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It will make a weak man mighty. it will make a mighty man fall. It will fill your heart and hands or leave you with nothing at all. It's the eyes for the blind and legs for the lame. It is the love for hate and pride for shame. That's the power of the gospel.
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Fearlessness, absolutely. Discipline. You also need open-minded creativeness that lets everything in. You never want to lose a word or a phrase, yet every one should count. Always the best language possible. And, finally, knowing when to leave it alone. Stop when it's done.
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There's no room in my life for religion. Religion is separation and segregation of God. How can you segregate the Almighty?
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You can't just say 'I love you,' you have to live 'I love you.'
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I love being on the road, I love playing.
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I really feel there's no limitation on what this band can do in the studio or on the stage. That's an empowering feeling - that we can bring a song to life.
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There's only one proper way a song should go, but you've got to be patient enough to let them come together time wise. Sometimes it's lightning in a bottle and you got the song. But oftentimes it shows up.
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