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As a songwriter, I don't rush. I may sit on lyrics for two years before the music hits.

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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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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If interviews are just interviews or if music is just music, why are we even doing it? You only get so many hours in a lifetime, man.
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My choice is what I choose to do and if I'm causing no harm it shouldn't bother you. Your choice is who you choose to be and if you're causin' no harm, then your alright with me.
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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.
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Sometimes I think to talk too much about music almost cheapens it
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I grew up listening to spiritual music, Blind Willie Johnson and folk.
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Music is the last true voice of the human spirit. It can go beyond language, beyond age, and beyond color straight to the mind and heart of all people.
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Every time feels like my first time. And I just find that the process of it feeds into one's own self-obsession.
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As long as the songs are strong, I think you can express yourself in any style and have it be soulful and have it be your own voice.
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I love being on the road, I love playing.
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Take my hand when you are worried Take my hand when you're alone Take my hand and let me guide you Take my hand to lead you home.
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You're living life in real time, man, and we' ve got a good amount of work to do for each other. Hiding is not an option and you're going to step out and you're going to make mistakes.
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I really feel like the sky is the limit with the Innocent Criminals today.
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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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The very thing that drives you, can drive you insane Got a head full of thought crimes and a number with no name Got an eleventh hour Jesus and a mouth full of blame A casket lined with silver dollars and a number with no name.
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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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If you're gonna live, then live it up.
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Make sure the fortune that you seek is the fortune that you need.
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I get diminishing returns when I bore myself in an interview.
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As long as someone else controls your history the truth shall remain just a mystery
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