Damian Marley Quotes

I Like Singing All Songs, Really, But I Find That Writing Social Commentary Comes Naturally.

I Grew Up In Uptown Jamaica; I Went To A Rich School. I Was Raised By My Mother And My Stepfather; They Made Sure Education Came Before Anything. I Had A Good Childhood, Grew Up Spending Time With My Bigger Brothers And Sisters. My People Are Good People. I Was Exposed To A Lot Of Different Kinds Of People And Culture.

I Record All Night And Sleep All Day.

The Uk Crowds Always Have A Lot Of Energy, And I've Done Some Milestone Shows There That I'm Very Proud Of.

Everything I've Experienced, Things That My Friends Have Experienced And We Talk About, Things That Are On The News - All Aspects Of Life Are In My Message.

Technology Has Changed Things, Same As Everywhere. But The Economy Has Changed Drastically. When Jamaica First Won Independence, Our Dollar Was Stronger Than The U.s. Dollar. Now Ours Is About 90 To One. That's Had A Big Impact On Crime And Poverty.

Toasting Is Basically What You Call Rapping. It Came Off Of Playing The Beats At The Parties, However It Be. You Find A Space In The Beat, And You Have Somebody Live Just Basically Saying Rhymes Over The Beat.

The Uk Is One Of The Places That Has Always Been An Advocate Of My Music And I Spend A Lot Of Time Touring Here. I've Got Family And Friends Over Here, But More Than That, There's A Large Jamaican Community And The Jamaican Culture Is Very Widespread In The Uk Which I Love.

When You Do An Album About Africa, You Can't Be Too Superficial.

In Jamaica, Them Always Have Throwback Riddims, Recycled Old Beats, And The Hardcore Reggae Scene Is Always Present. You Have Faster Stuff Like The More Commercialized Stuff, But You Always Have That Segment Of Music That Is Always From The Core, From The Original Root Of It. This Year, You Have Seen A Lot Of It Explode On The International Scene. It's Great. People Are Looking For Something Different. Maybe There Was Too Much Of One Thing, And Now They're Looking For Something Fresh.

Politicians Need To Stop The Violence Because It Has Become A Way Of Life In Jamaica. It's The Thing To Do - Be Violent In Jamaica.

Music Is Not Like Sports, Where You Can Go And Do A Hundred Reps In A Gym And Come Out And Be All Buffed Up.