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The present is what slips by us while we're pondering the past and worrying about the future.
Ziggy Marley
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Ziggy Marley
Age: 56
Born: 1968
Born: October 17
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Kingston
Jamaica
David Nesta Marley
David Marley
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I think that music, beats, melody, sound are a natural part of our DNA, our vibe. It’s just a part of the cycle of our lives, we’re born, we have eyes, we have music.
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I left Jamaica for a while, because as an artist I need to experience different things, see the world, have different energies. Living in one place is not good for me.
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I'm not an American, Do they count the votes in America? I haven't voted in Jamaica either.
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People believe that there's no room for change, there's no room to grow and if we're talking about this idea of God which is the infinite then there's no way that there's no room to grow because infinity is endless. So there must be more room to understand more and to evolve the way we think about this idea.
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My father loved all different types of music. He wasn't a snob. He wasn't a purist.
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The solution for mankind is of a spiritual nature. It is not a political or religious solution. It's the ability to love each other. That's the only solution I see.
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Old music used to mean something. There is none of that today.
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Love is a positive effect. Love can never have a negative effect, only a positive effect.
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When people come to Jamaica, we don't want them to think about the problems of Jamaica. So let them come be in their paradise.
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Last time I was in Jamaica I financed a teacher to teach in an orphanage.
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My father's songs don't intimidate me my father's songs are my songs. My songs are his songs. There's no intimidation.
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Each of us has some change within us, we cannot change the political or the social system of the world unless we change inside of us as individuals and that’s the direction I am in now which I call spiritual.
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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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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.
Ziggy Marley
'She Wolf,' by Shakira, makes you want to let go of your inhibitions and jam.
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I don't like to do things for any other reason than it happens spontaneously or there's something that makes it happen naturally. I don't like putting down too many plans and trying to do a strategy to get a certain response or a certain effect.
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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.
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Nobody owns me or my music.
Ziggy Marley
I'm digging Batman. I'm digging that balance, that duality. He's always on the edge and trying to balance himself within the rules of what's lawful and justice, and being Bruce Wayne and being Batman.
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Love is a positive effect. Love can never have a negative effect, only a positive effect. That would be the revelation of love. If you have a question of whether this is love, think about the effect.
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