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"It's no secret that one of my favorite artists is Ben Harper. Here's my two sentence pitch on why you should check him out. First off, Ben's not just talented, he's versatile\u00E2\u00BF\u00BFwitness the rock, pop,...\n\nIt's no secret that one of my favorite artists is Ben Harper. Here's my two sentence pitch on why you should check him out. First off, Ben's not just talented, he's versatile\u00E2\u00BF\u00BFwitness the rock, pop, folk, R&amp;amp;B, and even gospel on his ten-plus albums. More than that, he genuinely feels every song he sings.\n\n\n\n\n\nI was honored to do a quick interview with Ben about his new album, Lifeline, which he recorded over seven days in Paris last year.\n\nWhat led to the decision to record the album in France? How did that environment affect the tone and vibe of the album? Paris has a very strong creative charge and I'd always hoped that I would someday get a chance to record there and musically experience it firsthand. Paris is a city that becomes you like no other I've been to and it's that feeling that I'm sure played an important role in how this record sounds. The song \"Paris Sunrise #7\" came from seeing the sunrise over Paris seven times during the course of completing the record.\n\nBefore going into the studio to record Lifeline, were you listening to any particular albums or artists? I was listening to Neil Young's \"Harvest\" and Van Morrison's \"Astral Weeks.\"\n\nYou wrote on your online journal that you and your band, the Innocent Criminals, were planning on dressing up for this tour. What made you decide to get more formal? This record is different than any other we've made so we wanted to take a slightly different approach in the way it'll be presented live. It's not as though we'll be dressing in suits forever, but for now everyone is really looking forward to it.\n\nWhich songs from Lifeline have been, of late, your favorites to play live? The whole record in its entirety!\n\nIf you could describe Lifeline to someone who hadn't heard it yet in ten words or less, what would you say? It's a record for anytime of the day or night.\n\nMissing your Lollapalooza show has been one of my biggest regrets of 2007. Are there any recent shows you didn't get to see that you kicked yourself for missing afterwards? Arcade Fire at this year's Coachella.\n\nWell I definitely won't miss Ben the next time he comes around to New York. Seriously my friends: pick up Lifeline. (And then let me know what you think in the comments section!)"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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