Ziggy Marley Quotes
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A record is a message, timeless.
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I left Jamaica for a while, because as an artist I need to experience different things, see the world, have different energies. Living in one place is not good for me.
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We believe in the almighty and we believe in God and that music is from God and we're inspired by God to give messages and ideas to people.
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Hopefully people hear that a part of what hurts society has a lot to do with the diet, the food that you're eating. So let's be careful.
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I was born by myself but carry the spirit and blood of my father, mother and my ancestors. So I am really never alone. My identity is through that line.
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Jamaica has problems; America has problems; everywhere has problems.
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I am a leader. Leaders always get heat. They're always going against the grain. Jimi Hendrix got heat; Bob Marley got heat; Miles Davis got heat. Every great artist got heat. Heat means you're doing something right.
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Once you start messing with psychological well-being, we get more and more messed up.
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My father was interested in bringing reggae music to the entire world.
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This dragonfly came up to me. He was hovering right in front of my face, and I was really examining him, thinking, How does he see me? I became enlightened.
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No matter the bad things that happened in past time, let's try to live the best we can now.
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My father loved all different types of music. He wasn't a snob. He wasn't a purist.
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I am not reggae, I am me. I am bigger than the limits that are put on me. It all has to do with the individual journey.
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I don't care what you play, where you're from, who you produce. It depends on what you're doing when you're with me. That's what counts. I don't pre-judge anything or anybody.
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Fitness has always been one of the top priorities in my life because that's the way I grew up, with soccer being the sport of choice.
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Reggae music is not an easy music to like when it comes to the power in society. 'Cause it talks about changing society. You won't find it readily accepted.
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The sun is always shining. We have oxygen, trees, birds. There's so much good things on Earth, still. We haven't destroyed everything.
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I am freely able to express myself honestly to the public without trying to polish it over, trying to hide something. I'm just trying to be free with my expression.
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If food is labeled, some people might choose to eat stuff that's genetically modified. They might decide they love it. But give us a choice.
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Children are the world's future, and we need to take care of them like we would any precious resource.
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The African-American community still needs to come together as one and stand up for rights of the people and of what's happening in their culture, their community.
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Reggae has a philosophy, you know? It's not just entertainment. There's an idea behind it, a way of life behind the music, which is a positive way of life, which is a progressive way of life for better people.
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I am expressing myself truthfully. That is an important thing.
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The revolution will come from the people and the willingness to work towards something better, to fight for a better living.