My father and I had a really good relationship. We’re cool. I am not trying to outdo him or anything like that.
I think God surrounds us, in all different manifestations of the energy.
In my songs, the sex is all subliminal. It’s subliminal, spiritual.
Jamaica has problems; America has problems; everywhere has problems.
There is a physical relationship with a woman that you don’t have with anybody else, but that’s not about love. Love is a spiritual thing.
The truth – you’ve got to deal with it or it will kill you bit by bit.
URGE is a grassroots charity. We organized to get some incubators to give to the hospital for the kids. We donate money to orphanages.
How come “fat chance” and “slim chance” mean the same thing?
Proud about my father? What am I most proud of? I think I’m proud of the legacy he left I think is what it is. He has left us so much.
Working on my own gave me a chance to take my time and experiment a lot.
Yoga is a great thing and meditation is also great to get connected to yourself more.
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 think that music, beats, melody, sound are a natural part of our DNA, our vibe. It’s just a part of the cycle of our lives, we’re born, we have eyes, we have music.
I make music that I know that people will enjoy, and balance the ideas and philosophy that we put in music with music that when we play it live, people can move to it and groove to it.
I don’t think we should do anything that should make the people hate the American people more.
If there is no love in your heart – so sorry, Then there is no hope for you – true, true.
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.
I come to sing for the people, not for the government. God made the sunshine for everyone and made the moon for everyone. We have to follow his example so we have to play music for everyone too. We have a message, and in order for our message to reach the people, we have to play.
I want people to get over the stigma about hemp. These seeds can’t make you high, but they will make you feel good.
It’s that kind of in-born music thing – I could pick up the guitar and play something. It’s not something I consciously do.