Folk is bare bones music.
Ben Harper
I grew up with a heavy diet of gospel, folk, and blues because those are kind of the cornerstones of traditional American music.
Sometimes I think to talk too much about music almost cheapens it.
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... →
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... →
I refuse to make uninspired music.
I grew up listening to spiritual music, Blind Willie Johnson and folk.
If I'm inspired and music inspires me, then I will continue to play it.
My family owns a music store in Claremont, California, called The Claremont Folk Music Center.
My head works in music, so there's always music there.