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" My father speaks for himself, through his music. "

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" The most important thing my father taught me is that every man has to stand up for his rights. "

" People have to know there is more to living than physical things. "

" 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. "

" It's hard to say a favorite song of my father's. I listen to all his stuff - a lot of the old stuff before the '70s. "

" Even if I wasn't in music, even if my father was a carpenter, some guy in Jamaica would go 'You're just like Bob. You're just like your father.' That happens in Jamaica all the time. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I just got into the Beatles a couple years ago, you know, I like it. "

" I don't believe in other people's ideas. I have my own ideas. "

" Art is always good. It just depends if you like or not. "

" I want to be fulfilled in myself, rather than try to follow exactly in my father's footsteps. "

" I'm not a slave to the recording industry. I have the freedom to make an album that I want to make and do it the way I want. "

" I prefer the country life. I live in Kingston, but there is lots of trees. "

" My whole family is spiritual. My grandmother, grand aunt, cousins, they're all preachers and pastors. Spirituality is a part of my family, from generations ago. "

" Each father wants their sons to be just like them, really. "

" My father, we bumped heads when I was younger, much younger... I had different ideas that I shared with him. He didn't like them as much. He gets upset or whatever. I guess I had a strong opinion from when I was a little boy. "

" 'She Wolf,' by Shakira, makes you want to let go of your inhibitions and jam. "

" I think God surrounds us, in all different manifestations of the energy. "

" My father and I had a really good relationship. We're cool. I am not trying to outdo him or anything like that. "

" Sometimes my mistakes turn into interesting music because I do things that aren't supposed to be done. "

" I'd rather be by myself, really, than have, like, a million posse around me. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" Growing up, music was an important part of my childhood. I see it being just as important in my children and all children's growth and development, and in a parent's connection with their children. "

" 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. "

" My father loved all different types of music. He wasn't a snob. He wasn't a purist. "

" It's very important that we instill some respect for the parents. In America especially, the kids are unruly, screaming at Mommy and Daddy, running the show. "