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Using political tools to change social conditions won't work.

Ziggy Marley

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Ziggy Marley
Age: 56
Born: 1968
Born: October 17
Composer
Musician
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Kingston
Jamaica
David Nesta Marley
David Marley
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Reggae has a philosophy, you know? It's not just entertainment. There's an idea behind it, a way of life behind the music, which is a positive way of life, which is a progressive way of life for better people.
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Screaming, it's not me. I tried it before! Action is more my thing. Not talking. It's hard for me to have word fights, fighting with words. I'd rather just listen.
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I like doing nothing, actually. Doing nothing is better thing when I am not working.
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It takes years to develop into the kind of human being you want to be.
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I was born by myself but carry the spirit and blood of my father, mother and my ancestors. So I am really never alone. My identity is through that line.
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It's natural that anyone is compared to their father.
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I think if I'm serious about affecting people with music, I have to affect people on a human to human level, not on a grand social idea or political idea, it has to be a human being idea so it has to be what's inside a human being.
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Music is one of the most essential things in life. It is what teaches us.
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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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As a viewer, I love watching movies. There has to be an emotional connection.
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The Rastafari culture has a very strong connection to Haile Selassie, a descendant of King Solomon.
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Growing up, music was an important part of my childhood. I see it being just as important in my children and all children's growth and development, and in a parent's connection with their children.
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There is always a way and always hope in the next sunrise, and in the next second, and in the next minute.
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People love me everywhere I go.
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Love is more than one thing.
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The sun is always shining. We have oxygen, trees, birds. There's so much good things on Earth, still. We haven't destroyed everything.
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I wouldn't mind doing more in the kid's world because I think that might be just where I can be most useful to society, to the planet, if I can speak to children.
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I love running in nature. I don't like running on the streets, I don't like running in the city, I don't like running on the concrete. I love running in nature, so Jamaica provides a lot of that for me.
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It's that kind of in-born music thing - I could pick up the guitar and play something. It's not something I consciously do.
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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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