I was 12 when my father passed, so I didn’t have a father during my teenage years.
My father’s music gives hope to people and also inspires them to break the bonds of injustice and to be positive in life. I’ve seen that everywhere I go, especially in poor countries and poor neighborhoods.
I’m a big reader. My kids love reading, and I think it’s important, not just for development but for bonding. You start reading to kids before they can even understand what you’re saying to them, so I look at it as a fundamental tool for connection.
The most important thing my father taught me is that every man has to stand up for his rights.
I think parents today are looking for meaningful things for their kid. It’s about feeding them something with meaning.
The present is what slips by us while we’re pondering the past and worrying about the future.
It takes years to develop into the kind of human being you want to be.
I don’t believe in other people’s ideas. I have my own ideas.
I have found that children are the most open-minded of all my audiences. They are not set in their ways. They are open to ideas.
I love running in nature. I don’t like running on the streets, I don’t like running in the city, I don’t like running on the concrete. I love running in nature, so Jamaica provides a lot of that for me.
The people who are teaching religion and not teaching love are missing the message.
The revolution will come from the people and the willingness to work towards something better, to fight for a better living.
Each father wants their sons to be just like them, really.
I don’t chase what I hear on the radio. I try not to compete with anybody.
I’m inspired to do music. I really can’t stop unless I stop being inspired.
I never did feel any pressure in Jamaica. You just someone, not nobody big.
The challenges we face are never as important as the challenges we face up to.
In Jamaica, we eradicated polio many years ago, but there are a lot of kids suffering in Africa still.
Art is always good. It just depends if you like or not.
Nobody owns me or my music.