Ziggy Marley

“I don't believe in other people's ideas. I have my own ideas.”

“The roots of my music start from the ghetto.”

“I run four times a week. And I don't count miles - I don't do that. I don't care about that. I care about how I feel, and I run according to how I feel.”

“The political system is not for the people. The people are secondary to the economy. It's about what generates money, not about what benefits the people.”

“I am a compassionate human being. I am who I am.”

“I like doing nothing, actually. Doing nothing is better thing when I am not working.”

“My father loved all different types of music. He wasn't a snob. He wasn't a purist.”

“It's very important that we instill some respect for the parents. In America especially, the kids are unruly, screaming at Mommy and Daddy, running the show.”

“Everyone will someday be judged for what they do, and Jah is the only judge.”

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

“Nobody owns me or my music.”

“In my songs, the sex is all subliminal. It's subliminal, spiritual.”

“Yoga is a great thing and meditation is also great to get connected to yourself more.”

“Even if I wasn't in music, even if my father was a carpenter, some guy in Jamaica would go 'You're just like Bob. You're just like your father.' That happens in Jamaica all the time.”

“I was in my yard and thought that the tree was a living being. We take trees for granted. We don't believe they are as much alive as we are.”

“I'm a big reader. My kids love reading, and I think it's important, not just for development but for bonding. You start reading to kids before they can even understand what you're saying to them, so I look at it as a fundamental tool for connection.”

“I'm not an American, Do they count the votes in America? I haven't voted in Jamaica either.”

“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.”

“Religion has become so many different things. Religion is an economic thing for some people. Religion is a gun.”

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