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" Music is like the soul of the planet. "

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" I base myself in African-derived music. Blues is one of the modern forms of African music. "

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" More and more people are finally realizing that in the heart of America, there's all this incredible music that wasn't widely heard before because it wasn't in the interest of those who feel they have to control the taste of the wider public. "

" Ziggy Marley is the third generation of Marleys I know. I knew his grandmother and his dad - I did a children's album with his grandmother. They're like family. "

" I don't care if it's somebody else's song. Most of the time, you'll find that I'll put my own stamp on it. But I started writing more because, you know, it's easy to regurgitate what somebody else is doing, but it's exciting to be able to come up with your own writing. "

" I see myself as a composer who plays music and likes to play with other people, and not just as a solo artist. "

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" My grandparents on my father's side came to this country from the Caribbean with a strong connection to Africa and no shame about it. "

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" Very old music is, like, 11th century in my mind. That's very old. "

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" I just worked my own personal thoughts into my music, and just kept at it until I found a way in. "

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" If the Rolling Stones are playing a concert across town, that's not my audience anyways. But I do find that there's a lot of people coming back around to see me again. "