"Part of your job as an artist is to push yourself and make sure your creative juices are flowing."

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Source : "Finding the funny" by Lizzie Widdicombe, www.newyorker.com. May 24, 2010.

Benjamin Walker

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“Blessed is the servant who loves his brother as much when he is sick and useless as when he is well and an be of service to him. And blessed is he who loves his brother as well when he is afar off as when he is by his side, and who would say nothing behind his back he might not, in love, say before his face.”
“The first steps toward stewardship are awareness, appreciation, and the selfish desire to have the things around for our kids to see. Presumably the unselfish motives will follow as we wise up.”
“Winning breeds winning.”
“I had just finished a run of shows in the States and went to NY to work with BenZel for a couple weeks, mainly as a different focus to touring. I didn't have any expectations or pressures with what would come out of those two weeks, and think 'Tough Love' sums this up. It was me experimenting with my voice and having fun with it. It just felt right and kind of dictated the route of the next album, much like 'Devotion' did on my first album”
“If I'm not a murderer," asked Corny, "how come I keep killing people?”
“It's so easy to get caught up in your own experiences. They can seem so important. But there are billions and billions of other experiences going on.”
“I've signed with major labels, and I haven't had any control over the money.”
“Assault weaponsâ€”just like armor-piercing bullets, machine guns, and plastic firearmsâ€”are a new topic. The weapons' menacing looks, coupled with the public's confusion over fully automatic machine guns versus semi-automatic assault weaponsâ€”anything that looks like a machine gun is assumed to be a machine gunâ€”can only increase the chance of public support for restrictions on these weapons. In addition, few people can envision a practical use for these weapons.”

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