Ziggy Marley quotes
Jamaica has problems; America has problems; everywhere has problems.
Jamaica has problems; America has problems; everywhere has problems.
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.
People treat you according to your energy or what you put out there, so what I put out there is very open. I'm not paranoid or scared, I'm open. That's how I treat people, with respect and speak truthfully.
If religion had a good purpose, then man would have created something great. But we're man: we mess up everything. We mess up nature. We mess up God. We take what is given to us and make it into what we think it should be.
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.
When people come to Jamaica, we don't want them to think about the problems of Jamaica. So let them come be in their paradise.
The more I grow as an artist, the more I think I become like my father as an artist. The more I diversify, the more I become like my father, which is true to who he was.
I like doing nothing, actually. Doing nothing is better thing when I am not working.
Religion has become so many different things. Religion is an economic thing for some people. Religion is a gun.
It's hard to say a favorite song of my father's. I listen to all his stuff - a lot of the old stuff before the '70s.
I think my type of personality has all music inside of it, so I am full of music, without even knowing it, without even learning it, without even hearing it.
I don't fight creativity. I don't fight against not being creative. If I'm not being creative, I'm not forcing it.
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.
URGE is a grassroots charity. We organized to get some incubators to give to the hospital for the kids. We donate money to orphanages.
Love is a positive effect. Love can never have a negative effect, only a positive effect.
I used to have this little mouse. I buy birds from the pet store and I let them go.
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.
God is like the sun. When the sun shines, it shines for everyone. God is for everyone.
I am expressing myself truthfully. That is an important thing.
Working on my own gave me a chance to take my time and experiment a lot.