We found that if you played a bunch of punk singles in a row, people would dance like crazy and then get worn out and go somewhere else in the house. And if you played reggae all the time, people ended up leaning against the walls and nodding their head. But if you mixed it up, the floor got more and more packed, and the energy from the two types of music seemed to feed into each other, and the adrenaline from the punk, and the seductive sway of the reggae seemed to fit together.
I suppose reggae has always been a hopeful way to protest, and just because the world's tragic doesn't mean it's not beautiful. - Dave Wakeling
I suppose reggae has always been a hopeful way to protest, and just because the world's tragic doesn't mean it's not beautiful.
- Dave Wakeling
I was really crying the morning after the indication. However I am over that now. Nevertheless, I am proud for it to be in the Rock and Roll hall of … - Dave Wakeling
I was really crying the morning after the indication. However I am over that now. Nevertheless, I am proud for it to be in the Rock and Roll hall of …
I think there's a pride of what a real American can be. I mean, I'm a transplant, but I've got American kids and an American wife, and when I go back… - Dave Wakeling
I think there's a pride of what a real American can be. I mean, I'm a transplant, but I've got American kids and an American wife, and when I go back…
When I was a teenager, I wanted to be in a group, or I wanted to work for Greenpeace, or I wanted to be a Buddhist monk. Those were the only three th… - Dave Wakeling
When I was a teenager, I wanted to be in a group, or I wanted to work for Greenpeace, or I wanted to be a Buddhist monk. Those were the only three th…
We found that if you played a bunch of punk singles in a row, people would dance like crazy and then get worn out and go somewhere else in the house.… - Dave Wakeling
We found that if you played a bunch of punk singles in a row, people would dance like crazy and then get worn out and go somewhere else in the house.…
In the late 60's to the early 70's, I was caught between the hippie and the skinhead movement. I had my hair cut so I didn't look like a straight at … - Dave Wakeling
In the late 60's to the early 70's, I was caught between the hippie and the skinhead movement. I had my hair cut so I didn't look like a straight at …
That's the shame about Miles Copeland; he's evil, but he's got a heart of gold. - Dave Wakeling
That's the shame about Miles Copeland; he's evil, but he's got a heart of gold.
An America we can be proud of, rather than an America to be embarrassed of. You know it's a sign, when you see American backpackers traveling abroad … - Dave Wakeling
An America we can be proud of, rather than an America to be embarrassed of. You know it's a sign, when you see American backpackers traveling abroad …
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