Ziggy Marley

Musician

1968-10-17

Ziggy Marley is a Jamaican reggae musician and songwriter, the eldest son of Bob and Rita Marley. He led Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers before launching a successful solo career.

Books by Ziggy Marley

The Best of Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers
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I love you too
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Ziggy Marley and family cookbook
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Quotes by Ziggy Marley

I just got into the Beatles a couple of years ago, you know, I like it.
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Just Do What you feel, and Don't you fool yourself
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Free spirits have to soar. True Religion
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Free spirits have to soar. True Religion
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Just Do What you feel, and Don't you fool yourself
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I just got into the Beatles a couple of years ago, you know, I like it.
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My father loved all different types of music. He wasn't a snob. He wasn't a purist.
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The last thing my father told me was: 'On your way up, take me up. On your way down, don't let me down.' A father telling his son that puts some responsibility on my shoulders. He told me that, and I take it very seriously.
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I was born by myself but carry the spirit and blood of my father, mother and my ancestors. So I am really never alone. My identity is through that line.
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I don't like to do things for any other reason than it happens spontaneously or there's something that makes it happen naturally. I don't like putting down too many plans and trying to do a strategy to get a certain response or a certain effect.
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'Master Blaster,' by Stevie Wonder, is up-tempo and fun, like Stevie himself. Stevie's always making jokes; he really knows how to put people at ease. He's one of my inspirations, as a musician and a person.
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Doing something that is productive is a great way to alleviate emotional stress. Get your mind doing something that is productive.
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In my songs, the sex is all subliminal. It's subliminal, spiritual.
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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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God is like the sun. When the sun shines, it shines for everyone. God is for everyone.
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I've tried body surfing. It's nice.
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I think God surrounds us, in all different manifestations of the energy.
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I've opened up more by traveling outside Jamaica. It helps me to grow as a person to be outside of my element; to be on my own in a strange place meeting people.
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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 speak truthfully.
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I am expressing myself truthfully. That is an important thing.
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