John Martyn is my biggest hero. My mom got me into his music when I was a kid. I've looked up to him more than anyone as a songwriter. And Bert Jansch is one of the pillars of acoustic music,… — 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 who have been brought up on acoustic guitar. — 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
