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Music Quotes by Ziggy Marley

45 Music quotes by Ziggy Marley

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Ziggy Marley’s music quotes highlight the value of staying independent and true to his roots in the ghetto. He says reggae is simple, heart‑driven music that people need like water, and he worries that today’s music often lacks soul and substance. He also talks about the freedom he feels as an artist and the influence of his father’s spirit.

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Music is a unifying force.

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Nobody owns me or my music.

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I like Flea, I like him as a musician.

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The music I do is food... that will be your dinner.

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My father speaks for himself, through his music.

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The roots of my music start from the ghetto.

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My father was interested in bringing reggae music to the entire world.

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Music is one of the most essential things in life. It is what teaches us.

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I'm not so much into the beats. I'm more into the spiritual side of the music.

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“Just Do What you feel, and Don't you fool yourself”

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In my songs, the sex is all subliminal. It's subliminal, spiritual.

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Some of my songs I don't do on tour because they don't work well live.

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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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I learned from my father that music is from God and the message is from God.

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I want the people who listen to my music to feel the feeling that I feel, to cry the cry that I…

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'Master Blaster,' by Stevie Wonder, is up-tempo and fun, like Stevie himself. Stevie's always making jokes; he really knows how to put…

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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.…

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We believe in the almighty and we believe in God and that music is from God and we're inspired by God to…

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As an artist myself I don't like to be preached. I want to enjoy myself, so I kind of use that perspective…

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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…

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Reggae music is simple music - but it's from the heart. Just as people need water to drink, people also need music.…

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Even if I wasn't in music, even if my father was a carpenter, some guy in Jamaica would go 'You're just like…

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It was my dad’s idea that music is supposed to be more than simply about entertainment and making a living, but about…

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Some guys that know me from when I was a kid say "My son, oh he's just like your father." It's just…

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I come to sing for the people, not for the government. God made the sunshine for everyone and made the moon for…

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I'm a spiritual musician, I think there has been enough political musicians and I think everything that can be said has been…

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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…

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“I don't care if it hurts, I'm tired of lies and all these games, I've reached a point in life, and no…

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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,…

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Today, music is great for entertainment, but it is lacking soul; it's lacking substance, and it's difficult to find good stuff. There…

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Old music used to mean something. There is none of that today.

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Sometimes my mistakes turn into interesting music because I do things that aren't supposed to be done.

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I'm inspired to do music. I really can't stop unless I stop being inspired.

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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…

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I rented a house, recorded the stuff in a house. Just took my time 'cuz sometimes it's just rush, rush, rush. I…

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I think my type of personality has all music inside of it, so I am full of music, without even knowing it,…

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Reggae music is not an easy music to like when it comes to the power in society. 'Cause it talks about changing…

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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…

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I make music that I know that people will enjoy, and balance the ideas and philosophy that we put in music with…

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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…

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

I've tried body surfing. It's nice.

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I don't chase what I hear on the radio. I try not to compete with anybody.

The revolution will come from the people and the willingness to work towards something better, to fight for a better living.

Reggae music is simple music - but it's from the heart. Just as people need water to drink, people also need music. If it…

The roots of my music start from the ghetto.

How come "fat chance" and "slim chance" mean the same thing?

Jamaica has problems; America has problems; everywhere has problems.

People have to know there is more to living than physical things.

Success to me does not mean money.

The Rastafari culture has a very strong connection to Haile Selassie, a descendant of King Solomon.