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" We figured you could download live shows for days, so we decided to go for a cream-of-the-crop approach, but not just take the best vocal or the best performances. "

Ben Harper

Best

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" You're definitely a different person at different stages in your life. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" If I fall, I fall. I'll rise up like anybody else. "

Ben Harper

Rise

Fall

" We went for the best overall feel on each song. There are no musical overdubs at all. It's a true live record; it's one of the few true live records out there. "

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

" The only way that you can find any semblance of a rule, or make any semblance of your own rule, is to tear up the rulebook. Throw it out, burn it, throw it away, and make your own rules. "

" 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. "

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

" I've never made a record that didn't sound better than what was in my head - that's sort of my rule. "

" The Blind Boys are truly the deepest well of American musical heritage you can discover. "

" Every single time I step into the studio, I say, 'Can I still do this? Do I still have it? Have I ever had it?' I suppose there's a good amount of self-loathing that goes into any form of artisanship. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" You have to do what you believe in. "

Ben Harper

You

Believe

" 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. "

" My head works in music, so there's always music there. "

" You look like gold. I've been fooled before, but now I know I've made the mistake in the past. But now I, now I know the difference from gold and brass. "

" Sometimes I think to talk too much about music almost cheapens it. "

" My main concern when travelling around the world is finding a place to skateboard! "