Caribbean Quote by Tessanne Chin

A lot of true Jamaican artists don't understand the importance of radio so tend not to tap into that as a result.

— Shaggy

There are so many Jamaican people here in London, it's going to be like being at home for me.

— Usain Bolt

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

— Grace Jones

…the popular music of Jamaica, the music of the people, is an essentially experiential music, not merely in the sense that the people experience…

— Linton Kwesi Johnson

My formative years, until I was 12, was all shaped by Jamaican culture, by that economy, by the people in my family, who are…

— Harry Belafonte

Jamaican music can be aggressive, soulful, smooth and exciting all at once - just like hip-hop. At the same time, there's nothing like Jamaica…

— Nas

When you think about the passion that's involved wth Jamaican culture, it's like, they're not sitting around waiting for things to get all pretty:…

— Kreesha Turner

My flow follows sometimes what's going on in the hip-hop industry even though I'm speaking Jamaican patois.

— Sean Paul

That the language of the poetry of Jamaican music is rastafarian or biblical language cannot simply be put down to the colonizer and his…

— Linton Kwesi Johnson

The U.K. is one of the places that has always been an advocate of my music and I spend a lot of time touring…

— Damian Marley

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

I'm a Canadian Jamaican. For me, I carry my Jamaican element into my music in my more recent releases.

— Kreesha Turner

Jamaican reggae is the style of music I always reach for when ranting to friends about how you could listen to one style of…

— Jonny Greenwood

Miserable people always try and make themselves sound SUPER happy over social networks.

— Anonymous

I feel super happy when I put on a sheet mask after washing my face.

— Nayeon