Jamaican Music Quotes

I came from a very strict background, and didn't hear any Jamaican music when I was growing up.

My music fights against the system that teaches to live and die.

I've been here before and will come again, but I'm not going this trip through.

People want to listen to a message, word from Jah. This could be passed through me or anybody. I am not a leader. Messenger. The words of the songs, not the person, is what attracts people.

Jamaican reggae is the style of music I always reach for when ranting to friends about how you could listen to one style of music exclusively for the rest of your life - and it would all be great and varied and worth hearing.

It was the vehicle that propelled me to international stardom. ("Harder They Come") I was known as a singer/songwriter before that, but people did not know me as an actor. It showed the world where the music I contributed to create was coming from. It opened the gates for Jamaican music, internationally.

My music will go on forever. Maybe it's a fool say that, but when me know facts me can say facts. My music will go on forever.

If she's amazing, she won't be easy. If she's easy, she won't be amazing.

Overcome the devils with a thing called love.

Every man gotta right to decide his own destiny.

The good times of today, are the sad thoughts of tomorrow.

The people who were trying to make this world worse are not taking the day off. Why should I?

If she's amazing, she won't be easy. If she's easy, she won't be amazing. If she's worth it, you wont give up. If you give up, you're not worthy. ... Truth is, everybody is going to hurt you; you just gotta find the ones worth suffering for.

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.

I'm an artist. And I'm happy that I was there at the commencement of this music, this Jamaican music, to put my contribution and help to establish it.

One good thing about music, when it hits-you feel no pain. ... My music fights against the system that teaches to live and die. ... Free speech carries with it some freedom to listen. ... My music will go on forever. Maybe it's a fool say that, but when me know facts me can say facts. My music will go on forever.

Live for yourself and you will live in vain; Live for others, and you will live again.

I don't stand for the black man's side, I don' t stand for the white man's side. I stand for God's side.

That the language of the poetry of Jamaican music is rastafarian or biblical language cannot simply be put down to the colonizer and his satanic missionaries. The fact is that the historical experience of the black Jamaican is an experience of the most acute human suffering, desolation and despair in the cruel world that is the colonial world.

Who are you to judge the life I live? I know I'm not perfect -and I don't live to be- but before you start pointing fingers... make sure you hands are clean!

Truth is everybody is going to hurt you: you just gotta find the ones worth suffering for.

One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain.

Basically, as a kid I grew up to a lot of good music, and part of my appreciation for music, from being a small child, was appreciating Jamaican music.

One love, one heart, one destiny.

Get up, stand up, Stand up for your rights. Get up, stand up, Don't give up the fight.

Me only have one ambition, y'know. I only have one thing I really like to see happen. I like to see mankind live together - black, white, Chinese, everyone - that's all.

Herb is the healing of a nation, alcohol is the destruction.

Open your eyes, look within. Are you satisfied with the life you're living?

Jamaican music can be aggressive, soulful, smooth and exciting all at once - just like hip-hop. At the same time, there's nothing like Jamaica in the United States. Jamaica is its own thing.

....the popular music of Jamaica, the music of the people, is an essentially experiential music, not merely in the sense that the people experience the music, but also in the sense that the music is true to the historical experience, that the music reflects the historical experience. It is the spiritual expression of the historical experience of the Afro-Jamaican.

When you smoke the herb, it reveals you to yourself.

Emancipate yourself from mental slavery.

None but ourselves can free our minds.

Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery, none but ourselves can free our minds!