Hidden Quote by OMI Download Open image “I've never hidden the fact that I'm Jamaican; I will never disown my roots or influences.” — OMI ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.9 out of 5 (10 ratings) Copy quoteShare Disown Roots Fact Jamaican Hidden Influences Jamaican Jamaican Disown Never Roots Roots Influences Will
Even with my family, I feel sort of 'other.' I'm the only one of my siblings who wasn't born in Jamaica. For a long… — Jodie Turner-Smith Copy Share Image
I do have very solid reggae roots based on the fact that I'm Jamaican, and so that is a part of myself; even if… — Tessanne Chin Copy Share Image
I came from a very strict background, and didn't hear any Jamaican music when I was growing up. — Grace Jones Copy Share Image
I'm a Canadian Jamaican. For me, I carry my Jamaican element into my music in my more recent releases. — Kreesha Turner Copy Share Image
My family is Jamaican. We were just the slaves that were dropped off over there. And at the end of the day when you… — Jodie Turner-Smith Copy Share Image
Im Jamaican, man. Im Jamaican first. You gotta understand thats where Im from. Thats home. That you can never take away from me. Im… — Donovan Bailey Copy Share Image
When you're Jamaican, you don't consider yourself African American even though everyone else considers you that. — Sarah Cooper Copy Share Image
I come from a very big family from every economic background. Some of the streets I talk about, I've actually walked on because I… — Marlon James Copy Share Image
Jamaican culture is very strong, very unique. It is a unified culture in terms of we all kind of like to get along. — Koffee Copy Share Image
I think everybody wants someone who understands them and is able to compromise and meet them halfway. I mean, it goes both ways, you… — OMI Copy Share Image
A lot of people have come with 100 songs and never had the impact that I have with one, and I'm well aware of that. — OMI Copy Share Image
My stage name is actually my nickname given to me by my dad when I was a baby. — OMI Copy Share Image
I'm really looking forward to working with Meghan Trainor because that's in the pipeline, and I'm eager for it to really happen. — OMI Copy Share Image
Fame is a distraction sometimes. You know, it's a distraction if you let it. So it's very important to stay focused, stay very connected… — OMI Copy Share Image
The thing about metaphors is that, if you give them away, you give away the mystery. — OMI Copy Share Image
It's not every day you get to do what you love and have a major story behind it. — OMI Copy Share Image
I can look around a room and tell you if there are hidden cameras or not. — Lauren Ash Copy Share Image
The hidden child wants to be able to participate and to co-create in art, rather than being simply an admiring viewer. — Christian Morgenstern Copy Share Image
Everyone tries to decipher what I write as if there's a hidden message and I'm like, 'There's no hidden message.' I don't even put… — Camila Morrone Copy Share Image
Don't all writers have a hidden nerve, call it a secret chamber, something irreducibly theirs, which stirs their prose and makes it tick and… — Andre Aciman Copy Share Image
“He never saw these dresses, was not the least aware of their presence under the manteau, but she insisted on wearing them. It was… — Sahar Delijani Copy Share Image
Water, stories, the body, all the things we do, are mediums that hid and show what's hidden. — Rumi Copy Share Image
“Life, like love, holds many secrets for us to discover. Some we unearth early on. Others take us most of our days to stumble… — Roy L. Pickering Jr Copy Share Image
We all have scars. Just because mine are hidden doesnt make them any less painful — Unknon Copy Share Image
Wearing this mask, you look at my face and see a smile but underneath is sorrow. — Kristina Fedolfi Copy Share Image
We live in all we seek. The hidden shows up in too-plain sight. It lives captive on the face of the obvious - the… — Annie Dillard Copy Share Image
I've never hidden my sexuality from anyone - my whole life, in fact - and I've been waiting for someone to ask about it… — Kristian Nairn Copy Share Image
