The only thing you can worry about is pleasing yourself and that's probably more impossible than pleasing other people. — Ben Howard Copy Share Image
The world is a very noisy place and so I don't need to shout about things. There are so many people shouting… — Ben Howard Copy Share Image
We'd get residencies in the local pubs. It was just an excuse to have a free tab at the bar, and then… — 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
I think the most frustrating thing is when people... sometimes people are a bit lazy and they don't listen to something, 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
I meet a lot of people who are awkward around me now. I was always embarrassed about that; the more attention I… — 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
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
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
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
I think as soon as you start believing you're doing something superior to other people, then you start losing the plot. — 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
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 listen to other people's stuff and, more and more, you realise how much is layered and how many different guitar parts… — Ben Howard Copy Share Image
It's the bane of my life and my existence, people telling me to be a little more succinct with what I write. — Ben Howard Copy Share Image
I don't really like encouraging people to go on the Internet too much, we're constantly distracted with the Internet and computers. — Ben Howard Copy Share Image
I went around driving myself to gigs everywhere, and eventually, people just kept coming back. — 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
What I love about the tours is the day to dayness of it all.. you meet so many people and travel so… — Ben Howard Copy Share Image
A live show is a room full of sound and people and now you have technology where people can film it and… — Ben Howard Copy Share Image
People may say I'm difficult but I'm not. I'm a bit shy but it's funny how I can sing in front of… — 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'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 Image
The only thing you can worry about is pleasing yourself and that's probably more impossible than pleasing other people. — Ben Howard Copy Share Image
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 Image
“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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
“And the whole town just stood there crying, Looking at the darkness, For something wholesome and good” — Ben Howard Copy Share Image
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 Image
We are taught these days that being famous is more important than actually doing something. — Ben Howard Copy Share Image
