Jamaica has problems; America has problems; everywhere has problems.

I'm not a slave to the recording industry. I have the freedom to make an album that I want to make and do it the way I want.

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.

The present is what slips by us while we're pondering the past and worrying about the future.

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 don't chase what I hear on the radio. I try not to compete with anybody.

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.