American - Musician | October 28, 1969 -
The music is in the lead here, and a large part of this, I have no idea what I'm doing. I feel a closer bond with the craft of songwriting, stronger than I ever have.
Ben Harper
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The Blind Boys are truly the deepest well of American musical heritage you can discover.
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That happens every time I get behind a guitar, regardless of what I'm saying, 'cause music is freedom and being free is the closest I've ever felt to being spiritual.
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Sometimes I think to talk too much about music almost cheapens it.
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Sometimes I may be totally arrogant, sometimes I may totally be the most humble guy you've ever met, sometimes I may be in between. But that's life. Who isn't like that? What's the big deal if I had an arrogant moment.
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So it's not so much that I set out to do something different, it's just that the songs themselves require their own individual voice and attention.
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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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My head works in music, so there's always music there.
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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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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 age disgracefully in rock 'n' roll.
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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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