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I am not trying to be better than my father. I am not trying to be like him. I am just trying to be myself and express myself how I feel.

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
Better
Feel
Feels
Trying
Like
Express
Father

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