Politics, nature, and what is happening all over the world is important to who we are and where we live.
Music is a unifying force.
Doing something that is productive is a great way to alleviate emotional stress. Get your mind doing something that is productive.
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 idea of who my father is to me is very different than who he is to you, or to the rest of the world.
I don't have to wait to realize the good old days.
I've tried body surfing. It's nice.
Food is an important part, not just in our physical well-being, but in our psychological well-being.
I just got into the Beatles a couple years ago, you know, I like it.
It's natural that anyone is compared to their father.
Kids are an important audience to reach for the future of the planet.
My father speaks for himself, through his music.
My father's songs don't intimidate me; my father's songs are my songs. My songs are his songs. There's no intimidation.
People have to know there is more to living than physical things.
People love me everywhere I go.
Some of my songs I don't do on tour because they don't work well live.
Sometimes my mistakes turn into interesting music because I do things that aren't supposed to be done.
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 want the people who listen to my music to feel the feeling that I feel, to cry the cry that I cry - justice. I want them to feel in their hearts the need for justice.
'Master Blaster,' by Stevie Wonder, is up-tempo and fun, like Stevie himself. Stevie's always making jokes; he really knows how to put people at ease. He's one of my inspirations, as a musician and a person.
Last time I was in Jamaica I financed a teacher to teach in an orphanage.