Ben Harper Quotes

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

Different, Themselves, Attention

Sometimes I think to talk too much about music almost cheapens it.
Ben Harper

Music, Sometimes, Talk

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

Music, Time, Freedom

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.
Ben Harper

Great, Live, Play

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

Music, Here, Idea

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.
Ben Harper

Find, Away, Rules

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

Best, Live, Days

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

Best, Live, True

You have to do what you believe in.
Ben Harper

You're definitely a different person at different stages in your life.
Ben Harper

Life, Person, Different

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Nationality: American

Born: October 28, 1969

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