Occupation: Musician Birth: October 19, 1944 Death: September 11, 1987
I don't need no peace. I need equal rights and justice..
Music is a science, it heals depression, it awakens, most people don't know, they just take music for an entertainment, something to dance to, and en….
Everyone's trying to reach the top. Tell me how far is it from the bottom..
Are some flowers more beautiful than others? The garden is beautiful. Do I prefer brother over brother? Comparisons are part of this political world.….
I've got to pick myself up Dust myself off And start all over again..
Reggae must be lived, not played. It is a lifebeat everytime, mon.
It is only the TRUTH that can make a man FREE, it is only the TRUTH that can make a man LIVE..
My philosophy is: if you don't bear a cross, you can't wear a crown so you gotta go through some form of humiliation to reach tribulation..
In the beginning there was the word. The word was Jah. The word is in I, Jah is in I. I make what is good, better, and what is better, best. I follow….
To have the truth in your possession you can be found guilty, sentenced to death..
Some goin' east; and-a some goin' west, Some stand aside to try their best. Some livin' big, but the most is livin' small. They just can't even fin….
Legalize it, and I will advertise it..
I want to have complete control over every media so that when I make my record I put on it what I want to put on it. Not what society wants me to put….
Soon the earth will tilt on its axis and begin to dance to the reggae beat to the accompaniment of earthquake. And who can resist the dance of the ea….
It takes a lot of physical and spiritual energy to balance on one wheel. Seen?.
And I ask why am I black, they say I was born in sin, and shamed inequity. One of the main songs we used to sing in church makes me sick, 'love wash ….
I travel the garden of music, thru inspiration. It's a large, very large garden, seen?.
If the music does not penetrate the heart, the soul, the mind, and the body... Then you ain't gon' feel it..
People are beginning to recognize reggae music, and know it's a very powerful music, and researchers have been researching and coming up with reports….
You can get through everything and cast a laugh and sing/you can do anything that you want to..
I do nothing I regret, man, because I try to do nothing abominable. As long as there is not an abomination, there is nothing to regret, you understan….