I want to be fulfilled in myself, rather than try to follow exactly in my father's footsteps. Ziggy Marley More Quotes by Ziggy Marley More Quotes From Ziggy Marley As an artist myself I don't like to be preached. I want to enjoy myself, so I kind of use that perspective to make music. Ziggy Marley perspectiveartistuse Using political tools to change social conditions won't work. Ziggy Marley politicaltoolssocial I'm my own psychologist. Ziggy Marley psychologistmy-own People believe that there's no room for change, there's no room to grow and if we're talking about this idea of God which is the infinite then there's no way that there's no room to grow because infinity is endless. So there must be more room to understand more and to evolve the way we think about this idea. Ziggy Marley talkingbelievethinking Social revolutions and group revolutions are good, and we need that, but we also need personal revolution - revolution within ourselves that change who we are as people. Ziggy Marley groupspeopleneeds Reggae music is simple music - but it's from the heart. Just as people need water to drink, people also need music. If it is true music, the people will be drawn to it. Ziggy Marley simpleheartpeople I believe we are all connected to other people. I am connected to people who are suffering. We all are. Ziggy Marley sufferingbelievepeople 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. Ziggy Marley leaderartistmean Everything I've taken away from my father has been significant. So, I can't say that any one lesson is the most significant. By being around him, I learned that there is a purpose in life, and that if we are inspired to help people, we should do it. Ziggy Marley takenfatherpeople Love is a positive effect. Love can never have a negative effect, only a positive effect. Ziggy Marley effectslove-isnegative The most important thing my father taught me is that every man has to stand up for his rights. Ziggy Marley rightsmenfather When people come to Jamaica, we don't want them to think about the problems of Jamaica. So let them come be in their paradise. Ziggy Marley jamaicapeoplethinking This dragonfly came up to me. He was hovering right in front of my face, and I was really examining him, thinking, How does he see me? I became enlightened. Ziggy Marley dragonfliesdoethinking I make music that I know that people will enjoy, and balance the ideas and philosophy that we put in music with music that when we play it live, people can move to it and groove to it. Ziggy Marley playphilosophymoving 'She Wolf,' by Shakira, makes you want to let go of your inhibitions and jam. Ziggy Marley jamwantletting-go Society and the system and politicians don't want people to be aware of things. They want people to believe what they have to show 'em. Ziggy Marley emsbelievepeople Today, music is great for entertainment, but it is lacking soul; it's lacking substance, and it's difficult to find good stuff. There are too many corporate interests. It's not about the actual music because it's about the corporation, and music just becomes part of a package. Ziggy Marley corporationssubstancesoul I don't like to do things for any other reason than it happens spontaneously or there's something that makes it happen naturally. I don't like putting down too many plans and trying to do a strategy to get a certain response or a certain effect. Ziggy Marley strategyreasontrying I have a satellite radio show called 'The Legends of Reggae.' It's a cool way to branch out and do other things. I'm paying respect to the legends of reggae. Ziggy Marley legendsbranchesradio I think God surrounds us, in all different manifestations of the energy. Ziggy Marley differentenergythinking
