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" Music is a unifying force. "

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" I am a leader, so 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. "

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" I never did feel any pressure in Jamaica. You just someone, not nobody big. "

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" 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. "

" 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. "

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