If I'm inspired and music inspires me, then I will continue to play it. — Ben Harper Copy Share Image
My family owns a music store in Claremont, California, called The Claremont Folk Music Center. — Ben Harper Copy Share Image
When you hear Doc Watson singing Amazing Grace, something else enters the room. — Ben Harper Copy Share Image
So it's not so much that I set out to do something different, it's just that the songs themselves require their own… — Ben Harper Copy Share Image
I write songs and I sing them from the deepest part of my existence and I hope they connect with the deepest… — Ben Harper Copy Share Image
I really feel there's no limitation on what this band can do in the studio or on the stage. That's an empowering… — Ben Harper Copy Share Image
Music is the last true voice of the human spirit. It can go beyond language, beyond age, and beyond color straight to… — Ben Harper Copy Share Image
The advice I have for new artists is this - write great songs and play them live as often as possible. Get… — Ben Harper Copy Share Image
The music is in the lead here, and a large part of this, I have no idea what I'm doing. I feel… — Ben Harper Copy Share Image
My band is the best band in the world, period. So, I insist on every song being better than it is on… — Ben Harper Copy Share Image
There's only one proper way a song should go, but you've got to be patient enough to let them come together time… — Ben Harper Copy Share Image
We went for the best overall feel on each song. There are no musical overdubs at all. It's a true live record;… — Ben Harper Copy Share Image
As long as the songs are strong, I think you can express yourself in any style and have it be soulful and… — Ben Harper Copy Share Image
As a songwriter, I don't rush. I may sit on lyrics for two years before the music hits. — Ben Harper Copy Share Image
People say, "How do you write songs?" I say, "Patience." I may have a track that's hot, but no words. I'll just… — Ben Harper Copy Share Image
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… — Ben Harper Copy Share Image
The advice I have for new artists is this - write great songs and play them live as often as possible. Get residencies all… — Ben Harper Copy Share Image
The very thing that drives you, can drive you insane Got a head full of thought crimes and a number with no name Got… — Ben Harper Copy Share Image
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… — Ben Harper Copy Share Image
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… — Ben Harper Copy Share Image
If interviews are just interviews or if music is just music, why are we even doing it? You only get so many hours in… — Ben Harper Copy Share Image
When it comes to writers and poets, for me it's Vinicius de Moraes. He's one of the greatest lyricists ever. — Ben Harper Copy Share Image
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… — Ben Harper Copy Share Image
To go through this life and see it through - what it really is - and not be insane or addicted, is a minor… — Ben Harper Copy Share Image
