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Religion has become so many different things. Religion is an economic thing for some people. Religion is a gun.

Ziggy Marley

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Ziggy Marley
Age: 56
Born: 1968
Born: October 17
Composer
Musician
Singer
Songwriter
Voice Actor
Kingston
Jamaica
David Nesta Marley
David Marley
Economic
Religion
Become
Many
Different
Thing
Things
People
Gun

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Everything, I just wanted to be like my father. And, as I grew within the music, I kind of became myself which was even more like my father, only without me trying though.
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The roots of my music start from the ghetto.
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In my songs, the sex is all subliminal. It's subliminal, spiritual.
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My father was interested in bringing reggae music to the entire world.
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What inspires me is the universe.
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I've opened up more by traveling outside Jamaica. It helps me to grow as a person to be outside of my element to be on my own in a strange place meeting people.
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'She Wolf,' by Shakira, makes you want to let go of your inhibitions and jam.
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I can feel my father's spirit within me. I can feel similarities within us from the artistic perspective from being a musician. We have a lot of similarities.
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I learned from my father that music is from God and the message is from God.
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My father was like the Old Testament. I am the New Testament. I am part of a new generation. In time, people will realize this.
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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.
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My father, his spirit is with me constantly, and I'm a believer in that world and the world of dreams. So I've had dreams of my father over the years, and that's the way I really stay connected to him. He's still in my subconscious. He lives in there.
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Society and the system and politicians don't want people to be aware of things. They want people to believe what they have to show 'em.
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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.
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Hemp is a part of the cannabis plant and it is very useful.
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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.
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If food is labeled, some people might choose to eat stuff that's genetically modified. They might decide they love it. But give us a choice.
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It takes years to develop into the kind of human being you want to be.
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I've spent a lot of time in America since Sept. 11, 2001. Being here, I was noticing that the people, who in the '60s used to voice their opinions about their rights, are much different today. People are afraid to voice opposition to the government in a mass way.
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I believe we are all connected to other people. I am connected to people who are suffering. We all are.
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