It was a huge deal, a huge musical discovery that became life lessons learned. You can't return from having an experience like that. The Blind Boys are truly the deepest well of American musical heritage you can discover. Ben Harper More Quotes by Ben Harper More Quotes From Ben Harper 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 comeback blessing people 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 colours 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. Ben Harper differences use art Children come running to the truth But you've got to peel the skin to get the fruit And while one's living high another's grieving But what's sweet by morning is bitter by the evening Oh - What's sweet by morning is bitter by the evening. Ben Harper running morning sweet 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. Ben Harper worried home hands Sometimes I feel I know strangers Better than I know my friends Why must a beginning Be the means to an end? The stones from my enemies These wounds will mend But I cannot survive The roses from my friends. Ben Harper rose mean enemy I'm a living sunset, lightning in my bones. Ben Harper bones lightning sunset There's so much there, there's so much to heal for. Ben Harper heal We're always moving forward in different places physically and psychologically. Ben Harper different moving-forward moving I can't not put myself in the shoes of every person I pass. Ben Harper shoes i-can persons 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 live-life real mistake Love for me is my North Star. It's the highest form of grace. And I love that there's different levels and different ways of showing it, and different representations of it. Whether it's love shown to a stranger, love to a sibling, your child, your parents, your partner. Ben Harper sibling stars children 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. Ben Harper interviews lifetime men I want to try to be who I am today, not who I was yesterday. Ben Harper who-i-am yesterday trying 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. Ben Harper who-i-am trying children I don't know how to not become every person I walk by. Ben Harper know-how walks persons I don't kid myself in thinking that I'm on the front lines. I know the people who are on the front lines. I mean there are people in some freakin' significant places making on-the-ground social front line change. I've marched. I've put feet on the ground for what I believe and what I'm against with no compromise. And there are people who are risking a whole hell of a lot more than me to make change, that's for damn sure. Ben Harper mean believe kids To go through this life and see it through - what it really is - and not be insane or addicted, is a minor miracle for anyone. Ben Harper this-life miracle insane Just because you have a hit doesn't mean you're good [at music]. Just means you got a hit. Ben Harper mean As a songwriter, I don't rush. I may sit on lyrics for two years before the music hits. Ben Harper may two years 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. Ben Harper wise together song
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