I was 12 when my father passed, so I didn't have a father during my teenage years.

Nobody owns me or my music.

I would look at a dog and when our eyes met, I realized that the dog and all creatures are my family. They're like you and me.

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

Some guys that know me from when I was a kid say "My son, oh he's just like your father." It's just a natural part of our lives. But, within the music industry and within the industry of the critiques of music, where it becomes "Ziggy's music is not as good as Bob's music," I don't understand. But I don't really pay much attention to that because I'm just expressing myself.

Reggae music is simple music - but it's from the heart. Just as people need water to drink, people also need music. If it is true music, the people will be drawn to it.

I don't care what you play, where you're from, who you produce. It depends on what you're doing when you're with me. That's what counts. I don't pre-judge anything or anybody.