Certain artists have a role to echo the echoes of the people and that's what I'll be doing on my next album.
Jimmy CliffIn the country, people are kind. In the city, people are hard an' cold, like the concrete and steel.
Jimmy CliffIt was the vehicle that propelled me to international stardom. ("Harder They Come") I was known as a singer/songwriter before that, but people did not know me as an actor. It showed the world where the music I contributed to create was coming from. It opened the gates for Jamaican music, internationally.
Jimmy CliffAnd I keep on fighting for the things I want. Though I know that when you're dead you can't. But I'd rather be a free man in my grave, than living as a puppet or a slave.
Jimmy Cliff