Benjamin Chase Harper Quotes

• Folk is bare bones music.

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• I really feel like the sky is the limit with the Innocent Criminals today.

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• I get diminishing returns when I bore myself in an interview.

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• I love being on the road, I love playing.

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• I grew up listening to spiritual music, Blind Willie Johnson and folk.

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• But I would never insult the people that love this music and I would never insult the blessing of music in my life and I would never insult myself by playing uninspired music.

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• I really feel there’s no limitation on what this band can do in the studio or on the stage. That’s an empowering feeling – that we can bring a song to life.

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• My head works in music, so there’s always music there.

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• As long as the songs are strong, I think you can express yourself in any style and have it be soulful and have it be your own voice.

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•  I just want to keep doing what I feel.

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• I refuse to age disgracefully in rock ‘n’ roll.

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• If I fall, I fall. I’ll rise up like anybody else.

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• It will make a weak man mighty. it will make a mighty man fall. It will fill your heart and hands or leave you with nothing at all. It’s the eyes for the blind and legs for the lame. It is the love for hate and pride for shame. That’s the power of the gospel.

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• Life is short and if you’re looking for extension, you had best do well. ‘Cause there’s good deeds and then there’s good intentions. They are as far apart as Heaven and Hell.

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• I’m really looking forward to, not more of the same, but a continual growth.

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• If I’m inspired and music inspires me, then I will continue to play it.

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• Right now I’m listening to a lot of different things but I listen to a lot of classical music. Eventually I would like to compose and perform classical.

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• I’m not going to do the Ben Harper house record or the Ben Harper drum ‘n’ bass record.

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• I refuse to make uninspired music.

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• If it comes out sounding like Dixieland jazz or classical or punk or rock or even slightly metal, that’s because that’s where I’m going to find inspiration.

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Benjamin Chase Harper (30)

Birth:	28th October, 1969
Nationality:	American
Profession:	Lyricist, Singer

About

Harper plays an eclectic mix of blues, folk, soul, reggae and rock music and is known for his guitar-playing skills, vocals, live performances and activism. Harper's fan base spans several continents. His albums have been commercially successful in North America, Europe and Oceania. Harper is a three-time Grammy Award winner as well, winning awards for Best Pop Instrumental Performance and Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album, in 2005. He also won a Grammy for Best Blues Album in 2014.

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