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I just want to keep doing what I feel.

~Ben Harper

Topics: Doing Feel Just Keep Want I Feel

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

~Ben Harper

Topics: Blind Folk Grew Johnson Listening Music Spiritual Up Willie

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

~Ben Harper

Topics: Bore Diminishing Get Interview Myself Returns

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Folk is bare bones music.

~Ben Harper

Topics: Bare Bones Folk Music

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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.

~Ben Harper

Topics: Blessing Insult Life Love Music My Life Myself Never People Playing Uninspired Would

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The advice I have for new artists is this - write great songs and play them live as often as possible. Get residencies all over town and crush it.

~Ben Harper

Topics: Advice Artists Crush Get Great Great Songs Live New Often Over Play Possible Songs Them Town Write

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My family owns a music store in Claremont, California, called The Claremont Folk Music Center.

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Topics: California Center Family Folk Folk Music Music Owns Store

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I grew up with a heavy diet of gospel, folk, and blues because those are kind of the cornerstones of traditional American music.

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Topics: American American Music Because Blues Diet Folk Gospel Grew Heavy Kind Music Those Traditional Up

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I grew up with the Blind Boys' music. My family owns a music store in Claremont, California, called The Claremont Folk Music Center. I grew up with a heavy diet of gospel, folk, and blues because those are kind of the cornerstones of traditional American music.

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Topics: American American Music Because Blind Blues Boy California Center Diet Family Folk Folk Music Gospel Grew Heavy Kind Music Owns Store Those Traditional Up

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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 the same time - we don't need to get into this conversation - you can write a hit, but it might not hit.

~Ben Harper

Topics: Advocate Band Because Between Big Conversation Difference Get Great Hit Just Just Because Mean Might Music Need Producer Same Same Time Somebody Studio Them Time Who Write You Your

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Musician

Born: October 28th, 1969

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