--- title: "1 Great Producer Quotes By Ben Harper" description: "1 Great Producer quotes by Ben Harper. Plus more from Ben Harper and more Great Producer sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/291/ben-harper-3257_advocate_there-is-a-difference-between-a-great-pr_293328.png" --- > [There is a difference between a great producer and somebody who is a big advocate of your music. Just because you're a big advocate for a band doesn't mean you need to be in the studio with them, and at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-harper/there-is-a-difference-between-a-great-producer-and-somebody-who-is-a/) [Ben Harper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-harper/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/291/ben-harper-3257_advocate_there-is-a-difference-between-a-great-pr_293328.png) ## More by Ben Harper > [Wish there was something that I could say or do, I can resist anything but the temptation from you. But I'd rather walk alone…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-harper/wish-there-was-something-that-i-could-say-or-do-i-can-resist-anything/) [Ben Harper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-harper/) > [The advice I have for new artists is this - write great songs and play them live as often as possible. Get residencies all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-harper/the-advice-i-have-for-new-artists-is-this-write-great-songs-and-play/) [Ben Harper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-harper/) > [The very thing that drives you, can drive you insane Got a head full of thought crimes and a number with no name Got…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-harper/the-very-thing-that-drives-you-can-drive-you-insane-got-a-head-full/) [Ben Harper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-harper/) > [Sometimes I think to talk too much about music almost cheapens it](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-harper/sometimes-i-think-to-talk-too-much-about-music-almost-cheapens-it/) [Ben Harper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-harper/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-harper/it-was-a-huge-deal-a-huge-musical-discovery-that-became-life-lessons/) [Ben Harper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-harper/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-harper/i-don-t-kid-myself-in-thinking-that-i-m-on-the-front-lines-i-know-the/) [Ben Harper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-harper/) > [If interviews are just interviews or if music is just music, why are we even doing it? You only get so many hours in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-harper/if-interviews-are-just-interviews-or-if-music-is-just-music-why-are/) [Ben Harper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-harper/) > [You can't just say I love you, you have to LIVE I love you](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-harper/you-can-t-just-say-i-love-you-you-have-to-live-i-love-you/) [Ben Harper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-harper/) > [When it comes to writers and poets, for me it's Vinicius de Moraes. He's one of the greatest lyricists ever.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-harper/when-it-comes-to-writers-and-poets-for-me-it-s-vinicius-de-moraes-he/) [Ben Harper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-harper/) > [My choice is what I choose to do and if I'm causing no harm it shouldn't bother you. Your choice is who you choose…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-harper/my-choice-is-what-i-choose-to-do-and-if-i-m-causing-no-harm-it/) [Ben Harper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-harper/) > [When you have everything, you have everything to lose.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-harper/when-you-have-everything-you-have-everything-to-lose/) [Ben Harper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-harper/) > [To go through this life and see it through - what it really is - and not be insane or addicted, is a minor…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-harper/to-go-through-this-life-and-see-it-through-what-it-really-is-and-not/) [Ben Harper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-harper/) > [I've never made a record that didn't sound better than what was in my head - that's sort of my rule.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-harper/i-ve-never-made-a-record-that-didn-t-sound-better-than-what-was-in-my/) [Ben Harper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-harper/) > [I grew up listening to spiritual music, Blind Willie Johnson and folk.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-harper/i-grew-up-listening-to-spiritual-music-blind-willie-johnson-and-folk/) [Ben Harper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-harper/) > [Every moral has a story, every story has and end. Every battle has its glory, and its consequence.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-harper/every-moral-has-a-story-every-story-has-and-end-every-battle-has-its/) [Ben Harper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-harper/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/great-producer/ben-harper/#itemlist", "name": "1 Great Producer Quotes By Ben Harper", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "There is a difference between a great producer and somebody who is a big advocate of your music. 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