Damian Marley Quotes

Jamaica, Singer
July 21, 1978

Damian Robert Nesta "Jr. Gong" Marley is a Jamaican reggae artist. Damian is the youngest son of reggae legend Bob Marley. Damian was 2 years old when his father died; he is the only child born to Marley and Cindy Breakspeare, Miss World 1976. Damian's nickname Junior Gong is derived from his father's nickname of Tuff Gong. Damian has been performing since the age of 13.

Also known as Artist

Coming where I'm coming from, really, my family name isn't a pressure because, you know, music is not like sports, where you can go and do a hundred reps in a gym and come out and be all buffed up. Music is an expression of what's inside of you. And that's how I make music.

Damian Marley
- Up
- Music
- Family
It's my luck to be at the frontier of what looks to be a resurrection of roots music on the international scene. That's really what reggae music is about: that voice against oppression and struggle.

Damian Marley
- Music
- Struggle
- Luck

Jamaica full of ghetto, but boy, I tell you: me never see it like that.

Damian Marley
- Never
- Boy
- See
In Jamaica, them always have throwback riddims, recycled old beats, and the hardcore reggae scene is always present. You have faster stuff like the more commercialized stuff, but you always have that segment of music that is always from the core, from the original root of it.

Damian Marley
- Music
- Present
- Old
Everything I've experienced, things that my friends have experienced and we talk about, things that are on the news - all aspects of life are in my message.

Damian Marley
- Life
- Friends
- News
I'm about 5' 10", and my hair is the length of my whole body now. We grow our hair because of faith, but it's getting heavy. Most of the rastas I know with hair my length are elders, and they keep it tied up, but for a young person who's active and running around, the weight is a big thing. So to play sports, I put it in a backpack.

Damian Marley
- Up
- Faith
- Running