Shaggy

“When you see a Jamaica video, it's always the hood. Everybody in the video's got guns, and the world looks at it like that's what Jamaica's about. And it affects the economics of the music.”

“I always had these big records with people who were relatively unknown.”

“I just think, as a people in general, we should always look at ourselves as the underdog, so we should always go harder than the next person.”

“I'm still amazed at how the universe works.”

“You got to understand: when you go into a record company and give them a something that doesn't sound like what's on the radio, it's hard to sell it.”

“The reggae fraternity is a small fraternity.”

“The biggest thing I take away from the Army is that work ethic and being able to focus and put your eyes on a goal.”

“You've always got to try and reinvent yourself.”

“The Irish want to smile, and they want to have fun.”

“'Lucky Day' is what I would call the Shaggy roller-coaster ride. It takes you to different moods. I listen to music in moods.”

“I like having big hooks and big records and sing-a-longs.”

“When we do reggae, it's normally a one-chord or a two-chord, or whatever it is. With Sting, there'll be chord changes, key changes.”

“We're fortunate to have had success, not just in America but worldwide.”

“I am not from a musical family.”

“America is a symbol of freedom - it's a symbol of democracy - and if that is threatened, we have to take this platform and use it to be a voice for the voiceless.”

“My existence wouldn't be the same if there weren't women.”

“I want to build a fanbase. I want people to like my albums even more so than singles.”

“I constantly tour every year, around the clock. That's how I make my living, and I do very well. Because I have classic songs.”

“There are those women who degrade the name of women, and there are men who degrade the name of women. But for the most part, we can't live without them.”

“I'm not the guy to get big record company budgets. My budget is Britney Spears' catering money.”