I think Americans should have a policy of love. That should be the foreign policy, love. Export Love.

I'm not so much into the beats. I'm more into the spiritual side of the music.

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.

Reggae has a philosophy, you know? It's not just entertainment. There's an idea behind it, a way of life behind the music, which is a positive way of life, which is a progressive way of life for better people.

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.

Music is one of the most essential things in life. It is what teaches us.

Sometimes my mistakes turn into interesting music because I do things that aren't supposed to be done.