Quotes from Ben Howard

I need some time and space to make sure I'm on the right track with myself and playing music I want to play.

When you're playing guitar, it's the tiny little nuances that make the difference. For me, obviously, tunings is a huge one.

Keep your head up. Keep your heart strong

Now she's caught between What to say and what she really means And I am finally colouring, Inside the lines that I live between

I've been worryin' that we all, live our lives, in the confines of fear

Oh come in from the confines of your own mind my dear Because worry is all you'll find there it's clear And tomorrow will always come And tomorrow may well bring the sun

I took the sing from your song. I made a bed where you don't belong.

And you told me life was learning how to be a friend.

I been worryin' that my time is a little unclear I been worryin' that I'm losing the one's I hold dear I been worryin' that we all live our lives in the confines of fear "Oh my ghost came by Said who do you love the most Who you wanna call before you die Oh hey heaven is the place we know Heaven is the arms that hold us Long before we go

I've been worrying that we all live our lives in the confines of fear

And the whole town just stood there crying, Looking at the darkness, For something wholesome and good

Oh my ghost came by Said who do you love the most Who you wanna call before you die Oh hey heaven is the place we know Heaven is the arms that hold us Long before we go

Women and their impact, good and bad. It makes men write songs. I write about relationships, basically.

I never understood how one could write a whole book: It is so technically challenging, and it's incredible the way writers put entire worlds inside of them on such a large scale. I tend to have that same feeling when I listen to music - it daunts me and makes me feel quite unsettled listening to so much talent and ambition.

It's hard on the road, you don't get too much time to sit down and focus.

My motive has always been just to be who I am, and play what I love- if that doesn't get me anywhere then at least it wasn't because I tried to be something I'm not.

I think New York City is a lot more European than the rest of America; it's much easier for an English person to wrap their head around it.

So many people have told me that it's quite different playing out in the States, and obviously, as a musician, touring in the States is kind of the Holy Grail.

The music you play, it's never intended for other people, so it's quite amazing dealing with stuff now, because obviously any tracks I write, a lot of folks are going to hear. It definitely plays on my mind quite a lot.

I love playing music - and live especially - and I love being on the road. It gets in your blood.

It's so bizarre, being in the rolling water, but I like how insignificant it makes me feel, that's a good head space to be in.

As a singer-songwriter I definitely think I push the mould a lot.

I've always thought I crossed this really weird gap between the pop world and some slightly more left-field singer-songwriter music, but everyone's always comparing me with Ed Sheeran. It's frustrating.

I live in a small town so I get recognised a lot which is weird.