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

by Mikael Wood
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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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