Quotes by Ziggy Marley

About Ziggy Marley:

David Nesta "Ziggy" Marley is a Jamaican musician and leader of the band, Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers.
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I try to make my music interesting to me first, then hopefully other people will find it interesting, too.

Ziggy Marley

My father loved all different types of music. He wasn't a snob. He wasn't a purist.

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My father speaks for himself, through his music.

Ziggy Marley

Everything, I just wanted to be like my father. And, as I grew within the music, I kind of became myself which was even more like my father, only without me trying though.

Ziggy Marley

I want the people who listen to my music to feel the feeling that I feel, to cry the cry that I cry - justice. I want them to feel in their hearts the need for justice.

Ziggy Marley

Even if I wasn't in music, even if my father was a carpenter, some guy in Jamaica would go 'You're just like Bob. You're just like your father.' That happens in Jamaica all the time.

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

Ziggy Marley

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.

Ziggy Marley

This dragonfly came up to me. He was hovering right in front of my face, and I was really examining him, thinking, How does he see me? I became enlightened.

Ziggy Marley

I want to be fulfilled in myself, rather than try to follow exactly in my father's footsteps.

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

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I follow the universe; I follow G-d. G-d made the sun, and the sun shines on everyone.

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I never did feel any pressure in Jamaica. You just someone, not nobody big.

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I like doing nothing, actually. Doing nothing is better thing when I am not working.

Ziggy Marley

I think it's wrong the way they criminalize herb. There are many more uses than just smoking. Beneficial to mankind.

Ziggy Marley

Proud about my father? What am I most proud of? I think I'm proud of the legacy he left I think is what it is. He has left us so much.

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The most important thing my father taught me is that every man has to stand up for his rights.

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Everyone will someday be judged for what they do, and Jah is the only judge.

Ziggy Marley

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.

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I am expressing myself truthfully. That is an important thing.

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I'm digging Batman. I'm digging that balance, that duality. He's always on the edge and trying to balance himself within the rules of what's lawful and justice, and being Bruce Wayne and being Batman.

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Author Bio

  • NameZiggy Marley
  • DescriptionJamaican musician
  • AliasesDavid Nesta Marley
  • BornOctober 17, 1968
  • CountryJamaica
  • ProfessionSinger
  • AwardsDaytime Emmy Award