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Ben Harper’s goal For His New Album Was Simple, But It Wasn’t Easy.

Ben Harper'sgoal for his new album was simple, but it wasn't easy.

"I wanted to dosomething that would push the limits of acoustic soul music," says the37-year-old singer-guitarist, whose eclectic body of work stretches from the urgent folk rock of Welcome to the Cruel World, his 1994 debut, to the haunted gospel of There Will Be a Light, his 2004 collaboration with the Blind Boysof Alabama.Recorded and mixed on all-analog equipment over seven daysin Paris immediately following a tour with his longtime backing band,the Innocent Criminals, Lifeline finds Harper pushing limits bystripping down. "It's as live a record as I think you'll find today,"he says. We sat down with Harper at his favorite organic-foods spot inVenice, California.

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