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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.

Ben Harper

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Ben Harper
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: October 28
Guitarist
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Pomona
California
Benjamin Chase Harper
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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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As a songwriter, I don't rush. I may sit on lyrics for two years before the music hits.
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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.
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As long as someone else controls your history the truth shall remain just a mystery
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