Because Quote by Paul Simonon

I grew up with reggae music.

— Youssou N'Dour

I come from an African Caribbean background. I've been influenced by a reggae church music style, contemporary gospel, and rock all fused together.

— Laura Mvula

My mother's sister married a man from Barbados, and my cousins were raised in Barbados. So we traveled down there, they came up every…

— Matisyahu

Reggae is my heart since I was a kid. I love Reggae music.

— Eve

If reggae comes from another country, you can have the relationship to reggae that I have to rock. But it's something I grew up…

— Marlon James

I worked in reggae, hip-hip, jazz, funk - all the music I used to relate to.

— Mark Morrison

I grew up in a house full of music. Everything from reggae and afro-beat to Zook and pop.

— Estelle

I grew up in a mixed-race family in Bristol. My cousin was this white guy who was interested in Parliament, Marc Bolan, Bowie. His…

— Tricky

A lot of my music is very reggae- driven. Half of my life Bob Marley was all I listened to.

— Wyclef Jean

I came from a very strict background, and didn't hear any Jamaican music when I was growing up.

— Grace Jones

Reggae was always a passion of mine. I used to say in interviews that I would love to do a reggae album. But it…

— Heavy D

I got hooked into folk music by accident, because that's what white college kids liked when I was a child

— Stephen Stills