Quotes by Damian Marley

“Did you know that IExist before the earthAnd did you know my eyesAre windows to the world.”

“Your bodys just a vehicle, transporting the soul.Its whats inside of people, is beauty to behold.”

“There must be pain before healing. So in that way, the music is revolutionary, because it tells the truth.”

“He is very much present, his spirit is very much here, but not in a superficial way. He lives through us,”

“[Marley recognizes the similarities between hip-hop and the reggae music his father helped put on the international map. They are linked by point of origin -- after all, hip-hop formed when Kool Herc fled Jamaicas mid-Seventies political unrest and headed for the Bronx -- and in terms of their impact.] I love hip-hop music, ... Its rebel music is how I like to speak about it. Hip-hop and reggae come from the same community as far as class -- they both come from the bottom of society.”

“[By entering the family business of music he followed many of his siblings including elder brothers Stephen, Ziggy, Julian and Ky-Mani and sisters Sharon and Cedella. They frequently perform together and in 1992, Ziggy and Stephen formed Ghetto Youths International. So close are the Marley siblings that some joke it is rare to find them on their own.] Thats how we perform. Theres no other way, ... my unit, its M-Unit. We dont do anything alone. Its always a family effort.”

“Did you know destruction of the soul is not the ending to life: Fear not of the Antichrist.”

“Did you know the pen is stronger than the knife: they can kill you once but they cant kill you twice.”

“Fear not of evilEveryday dem flesh it grow oldChanges of the time take the toll.”

“So as sure as the sun will shine,.Im gonna get my share now of whats mineAnd then the harder they come the harder theyll fall, one and all.”

I think after a time there wont be anything left to be interesting for mankind. Computers are about to do everything for us. Cellphones are smarter than we are. Well embrace spirituality because well be bored of everything else.

In Jamaica, them always have throwback riddims, recycled old beats, and the hardcore reggae scene is always present. You have faster stuff like the more commercialized stuff, but you always have that segment of music that is always from the core, from the original root of it.

Technology has changed things, same as everywhere. But the economy has changed drastically. When Jamaica first won independence, our dollar was stronger than the U.S. dollar. Now ours is about 90 to one. Thats had a big impact on crime and poverty.

It might sound like Im a dreamer, but economic models have reached their height of evolution. Technology has evolved. What hasnt evolved is mankinds spirituality; everything is from 3,000 years ago. With spirituality comes morals, a better way of thinking.

A revolution is to bring on change and were spiritual people trying to bring on spiritual change. It might sound like Im a dreamer, but economic models have reached their height of evolution. Technology has evolved. What hasnt evolved is mankinds spirituality; everything is from 3,000 years ago.

I grew up in uptown Jamaica; I went to a rich school. I was raised by my mother and my stepfather; they made sure education came before anything. I had a good childhood, grew up spending time with my bigger brothers and sisters. My people are good people. I was exposed to a lot of different kinds of people and culture.