Ben Harper Quotes:- Ben Harper (born October 28, 1969) is an American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. Harper plays an eclectic mix of blues, folk, soul, reggae, and rock music and is known for his guitar-playing skills, vocals, live performances, and activism. He has released twelve studio albums, mostly through Virgin Records, and has toured internationally.
Inspirational Ben Harper Quotes
“I love being on the road, I love playing.”
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“Life is short and if you’re looking for an extension, you had best do well. ‘Cause there are good deeds and then there’s good intentions. They are as far apart as Heaven and Hell.”
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“Sometimes I may be totally arrogant, sometimes I may totally be the most humble guy you’ve ever met, and sometimes I may be in between. But that’s life. Who isn’t like that? What’s the big deal if I had an arrogant moment.”
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“You’re definitely a different person at different stages in your life.”
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“My family owns a music store in Claremont, California, called The Claremont Folk Music Center.”
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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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“If I fall, I fall. I’ll rise up like anybody else.”
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“Sometimes I think talking too much about music almost cheapens it.”
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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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40+ Powerful Quotes by Ben Harper
“You have to do what you believe in.”
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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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“Right now I’m listening to a lot of different things but I listen to a lot of classical music. Eventually, I would like to compose and perform classical.”
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“If I’m inspired and music inspires me, then I will continue to play it.”
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“I just want to keep doing what I feel.”
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“I’ve never made a record that didn’t sound better than what was in my head – that’s sort of my rule.”
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“I refuse to make uninspired music.”
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“Genetics do play a role in how you consciously or subconsciously manifest your true self.”
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“The Blind Boys are truly the deepest well of American musical heritage you can discover.”
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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 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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Famous Quotes by Ben Harper
“You look like gold. I’ve been fooled before, but now I know I’ve made the mistake in the past. But now I, now I know the difference between gold and brass.”
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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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“When it comes to writers and poets, for me it’s Vinicius de Moraes. He’s one of the greatest lyricists ever.”
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“The only way that you can find any semblance of a rule, or make any semblance of your own rule, is to tear up the rulebook. Throw it out, burn it, throw it away, and make your own rules.”
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“We went for the best overall feel on each song. There are no musical overdubs at all. It’s a true live record; it’s one of the few true live records out there.”
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“That happens every time I get behind a guitar, regardless of what I’m saying, ’cause music is freedom, and being free is the closest I’ve ever felt to being spiritual.”
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“My head works in music, so there’s always music there.”
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“I refuse to age disgracefully in rock ‘n’ roll.”
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I’m really looking forward to, not more of the same, but continual growth.”
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I grew up with a heavy diet of gospel, folk, and blues because those are kind of the cornerstones of traditional American music.”
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Top 10 Quotes on Ben Harper
I grew up listening to spiritual music, Blind Willie Johnson, and folk.”
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So it’s not so much that I set out to do something different, it’s just that the songs themselves require their own individual voice and attention.”
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I get diminishing returns when I bore myself in an interview.”
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Folk is bare-bones music.”
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We figured you could download live shows for days, so we decided to go for a cream-of-the-crop approach, but not just take the best vocal or the best performances.”
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I really feel like the sky is the limit with the Innocent Criminals today.”
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I grew up with the Blind Boys’ music. My family owns a music store in Claremont, California, called The Claremont Folk Music Center. I grew up with a heavy diet of gospel, folk, and blues because those are kind of the cornerstones of traditional American music.”
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My main concern when traveling around the world is finding a place to skateboard!”
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When it comes to partnership, some humans can make their lives alone – it’s possible. But creatively, it’s more like painting: you can’t just use the same colors in every painting. It’s just not an option. You can’t take the same photograph every time and live with art forms with no differences.”
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The advice I have for new artists is this – write great songs and play them live as often as possible. Get residencies all over town and crush it.”
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