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If you're gonna live, then live it up.

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
Gonna
Live

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I want to try to not be the child that had to go through too much too young. I want to be who I am now and not who I was then.
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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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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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You have to do what you believe in.
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Every moral has a story, every story has and end. Every battle has its glory, and its consequence.
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As a songwriter, I don't rush. I may sit on lyrics for two years before the music hits.
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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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Genetics do play a role in how you consciously or subconsciously manifest your true self.
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If I fall, I fall. I'll rise up like anybody else.
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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 more afraid of falling than I am of flying high. I'm not as scared of dying as I am of growing old. Every battle has its glory and its consequence.
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What enables me to believe in anything is hope.
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There's something in everyone only they know.
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Every single time I step into the studio, I say, 'Can I still do this? Do I still have it? Have I ever had it?' I suppose there's a good amount of self-loathing that goes into any form of artisanship.
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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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It turns out that there is something more magnificent than nature. It's love.
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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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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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We've changed our reflections, but inside we're just a child.
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With so many people to love in my life, why do I worry about one?
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