To have a sort of career in music still kind of freaks me out every now and then. — Ben Howard Copy Share Image
I love playing music - and live especially - and I love being on the road. It gets in your blood. — Ben Howard Copy Share Image
With music you spend so much time standing on stage in front of an audience you get a false sense of your… — Ben Howard Copy Share Image
“And the whole town just stood there crying, Looking at the darkness, For something wholesome and good” — Ben Howard Copy Share Image
So many people have told me that it's quite different playing out in the States, and obviously, as a musician, touring in… — Ben Howard Copy Share Image
I need some time and space to make sure I'm on the right track with myself and playing music I want to… — Ben Howard Copy Share Image
It's amazing how English music manages to travel to America and obviously, American music in the U.K. is massive. — Ben Howard Copy Share Image
People have to learn... what do you really want from a live show? Do you want people to stand there and entertain… — Ben Howard Copy Share Image
As a musician you're always your own worst critic and you're always digging into your songs and evaluating your own self-worth of… — Ben Howard Copy Share Image
John Martyn is my biggest hero. My mom got me into his music when I was a kid. I've looked up to… — Ben Howard Copy Share Image
Surfing and music have always been two separate sides of my life. I'm quite a fun-loving person most of the time, but… — Ben Howard Copy Share Image
I've always thought I crossed this really weird gap between the pop world and some slightly more left-field singer-songwriter music, but everyone's… — Ben Howard Copy Share Image
Songs became little time periods of my life, little tales from certain periods, and you build these kingdoms and memories... they're all… — Ben Howard Copy Share Image
Mumford & Sons have really opened up everyone's ears to music with instruments again, acoustic-based music... it's reassuring for people like me… — Ben Howard Copy Share Image
I never understood how one could write a whole book: It is so technically challenging, and it's incredible the way writers put… — Ben Howard Copy Share Image
I think music piracy is forcing many people to look at the live aspect of the record industry as an income and… — Ben Howard Copy Share Image
I like to believe a true fan of music or an artist has a genuine respect for what the artist does and… — Ben Howard Copy Share Image
Surfing and music have always been two completely separate things in my life, and a lot of people, especially in the UK,… — Ben Howard Copy Share Image
I like to think illegal downloads only do real damage to the endless amounts of careless pop music though. — Ben Howard Copy Share Image
It's a privilege to be from England and be able to come over to America and have people listening to music and… — Ben Howard Copy Share Image
There's force-feeding people synthesised music, then there's a skill in technically being able to play an instrument, even if that is some… — Ben Howard Copy Share Image
In my late teens, I fell out of love with music - you know how kids are, when you're encouraged to do… — Ben Howard Copy Share Image
I just write about myself all the time, which is a funny one, because I don't really like sharing much stuff with… — Ben Howard Copy Share Image
We played a lot of live shows, we just kept plugging away and playing music and people kept coming back. — Ben Howard Copy Share Image
The music you play, it's never intended for other people, so it's quite amazing dealing with stuff now, because obviously any tracks… — Ben Howard Copy Share Image
You have to write songs for yourself and not worry about what other people are going to say or think about it.… — Ben Howard Copy Share Image
I've always thought I crossed this really weird gap between the pop world and some slightly more left-field singer-songwriter music, but everyone's always comparing… — Ben Howard Copy Share
The only thing you can worry about is pleasing yourself and that's probably more impossible than pleasing other people. — Ben Howard Copy Share
I got thrust a guitar by my mum as a little kid and always played it. I sort of fell in and out of… — Ben Howard Copy Share
“Oh come in from the confines of your own mind my dear Because worry is all you'll find there it's clear And tomorrow will… — Ben Howard Copy Share
In England, it's usually cold. So surfing is more of an adventure where you're floating around in a big, dark, stormy sea rather than… — Ben Howard Copy Share
When you're playing guitar, it's the tiny little nuances that make the difference. For me, obviously, tunings is a huge one. — Ben Howard Copy Share
Coming from the U.K., you realize how quiet England is, and as soon as you get to America, it's really big and brash and… — Ben Howard Copy Share
“And the whole town just stood there crying, Looking at the darkness, For something wholesome and good” — Ben Howard Copy Share
The world is a very noisy place and so I don't need to shout about things. There are so many people shouting and a… — Ben Howard Copy Share
We are taught these days that being famous is more important than actually doing something. — Ben Howard Copy Share
We'd get residencies in the local pubs. It was just an excuse to have a free tab at the bar, and then at some… — Ben Howard Copy Share
The music you play, it's never intended for other people, so it's quite amazing dealing with stuff now, because obviously any tracks I write,… — Ben Howard Copy Share
