My father's songs don't intimidate me; my father's songs are my songs. My songs are his songs. There's no intimidation.

If you keep hiding your true self, your life becomes like slow death. Once you become free from the lies and the hiding of yourself, then life becomes vibrant again.

There's more to life than physical and material.

If food is labeled, some people might choose to eat stuff that's genetically modified. They might decide they love it. But give us a choice.

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.

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

I am a leader. Leaders always get heat. They're always going against the grain. Jimi Hendrix got heat; Bob Marley got heat; Miles Davis got heat. Every great artist got heat. Heat means you're doing something right.