Ziggy Marley

“My father, my Rastafari culture, has a tight link to the Jewish culture. We have a strong connection from when I was a young boy and read the Bible, the Old Testament.”

“I have a satellite radio show called 'The Legends of Reggae.' It's a cool way to branch out and do other things. I'm paying respect to the legends of reggae.”

“I used to have this little mouse. I buy birds from the pet store and I let them go.”

“My father was like the Old Testament. I am the New Testament. I am part of a new generation. In time, people will realize this.”

“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.”

“I've spent a lot of time in America since Sept. 11, 2001. Being here, I was noticing that the people, who in the '60s used to voice their opinions about their rights, are much different toda...”

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

“It's hard to say a favorite song of my father's. I listen to all his stuff - a lot of the old stuff before the '70s.”

“I've never read one book about my father.”

“I have found that children are the most open-minded of all my audiences. They are not set in their ways. They are open to ideas.”

“Nobody owns me or my music.”

“The sun is always shining. We have oxygen, trees, birds. There's so much good things on Earth, still. We haven't destroyed everything.”

“People treat you according to your energy or what you put out there, so what I put out there is very open. I'm not paranoid or scared, I'm open. That's how I treat people, with respect and s...”

“No matter the bad things that happened in past time, let's try to live the best we can now.”

“The political system is not for the people. The people are secondary to the economy. It's about what generates money, not about what benefits the people.”

“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...”

“I'd rather be by myself, really, than have, like, a million posse around me.”

“I am not reggae, I am me. I am bigger than the limits that are put on me. It all has to do with the individual journey.”

“Reggae music is not an easy music to like when it comes to the power in society. 'Cause it talks about changing society. You won't find it readily accepted.”

“Children are the world's future, and we need to take care of them like we would any precious resource.”