Ben Harper Quotes, Sayings, Remarks, Thoughts and Speeches



Ben Harper Quotes and Sayings


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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. Ben Harper | Refcard PDF
  • 2
    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. Ben Harper | Refcard PDF
  • 3
    Folk is bare bones music. Ben Harper | Refcard PDF
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    I get diminishing returns when I bore myself in an interview. Ben Harper | Refcard PDF
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    I grew up listening to spiritual music, Blind Willie Johnson and folk. Ben Harper | Refcard PDF
  • 6
    I just want to keep doing what I feel. Ben Harper | Refcard PDF
  • 7
    I love being on the road, I love playing. Ben Harper | Refcard PDF
  • 8
    I really feel like the sky is the limit with the Innocent Criminals today. Ben Harper | Refcard PDF
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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. Ben Harper | Refcard PDF
  • 10
    I refuse to age disgracefully in rock 'n' roll. Ben Harper | Refcard PDF
  • 11
    I refuse to make uninspired music. Ben Harper | Refcard PDF
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    I'm not going to do the Ben Harper house record or the Ben Harper drum 'n' bass record. Ben Harper | Refcard PDF
  • 13
    I'm really looking forward to, not more of the same, but a continual growth. Ben Harper | Refcard PDF
  • 14
    If I fall, I fall. I'll rise up like anybody else. Ben Harper | Refcard PDF
  • 15
    If I'm inspired and music inspires me, then I will continue to play it. Ben Harper | Refcard PDF
  • 16
    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. Ben Harper | Refcard PDF
  • 17
    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. Ben Harper | Refcard PDF
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    Life is short and if you're looking for extension, you had best do well. 'Cause there's good deeds and then there's good intentions. They are as far apart as Heaven and Hell. Ben Harper | Refcard PDF
  • 19
    My head works in music, so there's always music there. Ben Harper | Refcard PDF
  • 20
    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. Ben Harper | Refcard PDF
  • 21
    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. Ben Harper | Refcard PDF
  • 22
    Sometimes I may be totally arrogant, sometimes I may totally be the most humble guy you've ever met, 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. Ben Harper | Refcard PDF
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    Sometimes I think to talk too much about music almost cheapens it. Ben Harper | Refcard PDF
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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. Ben Harper | Refcard PDF
  • 25
    The Blind Boys are truly the deepest well of American musical heritage you can discover. Ben Harper | Refcard PDF
  • 26
    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. Ben Harper | Refcard PDF
  • 27
    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. Ben Harper | Refcard PDF
  • 28
    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. Ben Harper | Refcard PDF
  • 29
    You have to do what you believe in. Ben Harper | Refcard PDF
  • 30
    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 from gold and brass. Ben Harper | Refcard PDF
  • 31
    You're definitely a different person at different stages in your life. Ben Harper | Refcard PDF

 

  

  

 

  

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