Ben Harper

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

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

Genetics do play a role in how you consciously or subconsciously manifest your true self. ”

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. ”

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

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. ”

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

When it comes to partnership, some humans can make their lives alone - it's possible. But creatively, it's more like painting: you can't just use the same colours in every painting. It's just not an option. You can't take the same photograph every time and live with art forms with no differences. ”

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. ”

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. ”