My dream is to live a good life and be loving, be close to God and be a good human being and bring peace to people.
Ziggy Marley
I was born by myself but carry the spirit and blood of my father, mother and my ancestors. So I am really never alone. My identity is through that line.
I don't have to wait to realize the good old days.
Reggae has a philosophy, you know? It's not just entertainment. There's an idea behind it, a way of life behind the music, which is a positive way of life, which is a progressive way of life for better people.
Doing something that is productive is a great way to alleviate emotional stress. Get your mind doing something that is productive.
Love is cheering and sharing and compassion and giving and receiving. Love is an action thing more than a word thing, that brings comfort or joy or relief to anyone or anything.
Old music used to mean something. There is none of that today.
The last thing my father told me was: 'On your way up, take me up. On your way down, don't let me down.' A father telling his son that puts some responsibility on my shoulders. He told me that, and I take it very seriously.
God is like the sun. When the sun shines, it shines for everyone. God is for everyone.
The sun is always shining. We have oxygen, trees, birds. There's so much good things on Earth, still. We haven't destroyed everything.
People treat you according to your energy or what you put out there, so what I put out there is very open. I'm not paranoid or scared, I'm open. That's how I treat people, with respect and speak truthfully.
Alcohol, tobacco, and pharmaceutical drugs are legal, but they can hurt a lot of people.
The political system is not for the people. The people are secondary to the economy. It's about what generates money, not about what benefits the people.
Everyone will someday be judged for what they do, and Jah is the only judge.
No matter the bad things that happened in past time, let's try to live the best we can now.
Children are not a burden.
I would look at a dog and when our eyes met, I realized that the dog and all creatures are my family. They're like you and me.
I think it's wrong the way they criminalize herb. There are many more uses than just smoking. Beneficial to mankind.
When people come to Jamaica, we don't want them to think about the problems of Jamaica. So let them come be in their paradise.
I am a leader. Leaders always get heat. They're always going against the grain. Jimi Hendrix got heat; Bob Marley got heat; Miles Davis got heat. Every great artist got heat. Heat means you're doing something right.
I am a compassionate human being. I am who I am.
I used to have this little mouse. I buy birds from the pet store and I let them go.
Fitness has always been one of the top priorities in my life because that's the way I grew up, with soccer being the sport of choice.
I grew up with coconuts as the main flavor in food in Jamaica. It's part of our culture.
I believe we are all connected to other people. I am connected to people who are suffering. We all are.
Music is a unifying force.
I want people to get over the stigma about hemp. These seeds can't make you high, but they will make you feel good.
My father loved all different types of music. He wasn't a snob. He wasn't a purist.
I think my type of personality has all music inside of it, so I am full of music, without even knowing it, without even learning it, without even hearing it.
I'd rather be by myself, really, than have, like, a million posse around me.
I am not reggae, I am me. I am bigger than the limits that are put on me. It all has to do with the individual journey.
The long-term study of GMO foods is going on in real time and in real life. Not in a lab.
Hemp is a part of the cannabis plant, and it is very useful.
I think God surrounds us, in all different manifestations of the energy.
Love is a positive effect. Love can never have a negative effect, only a positive effect.
I try to make my music interesting to me first, then hopefully other people will find it interesting, too.
Working on my own gave me a chance to take my time and experiment a lot.
Reggae music is not an easy music to like when it comes to the power in society. 'Cause it talks about changing society. You won't find it readily accepted.
My father, my Rastafari culture, has a tight link to the Jewish culture. We have a strong connection from when I was a young boy and read the Bible, the Old Testament.
The people who are teaching religion and not teaching love are missing the message.
We believe in the almighty and we believe in God and that music is from God and we're inspired by God to give messages and ideas to people.
Running is a part of my medicine. It's what helps relieve my stress, and it's what helps me get away from the concerns of business and anything else that's going on in my life that I need to escape from at times - to find who I am. Running really helps me with that.
Children are the world's future, and we need to take care of them like we would any precious resource.
I'm digging Batman. I'm digging that balance, that duality. He's always on the edge and trying to balance himself within the rules of what's lawful and justice, and being Bruce Wayne and being Batman.
I'm inspired to do music. I really can't stop unless I stop being inspired.
This dragonfly came up to me. He was hovering right in front of my face, and I was really examining him, thinking, How does he see me? I became enlightened.
If it is, it is, If it's not, it's not.
Last time I was in Jamaica I financed a teacher to teach in an orphanage.
I rented a house, recorded the stuff in a house. Just took my time 'cuz sometimes it's just rush, rush, rush. I just wanna live and play music.
There's more to life than physical and material.
