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If I walk away from music, I walk away from myself.

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Topics: Away Music Myself Walk

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I'm in control of myself. I take yes or no from no one.

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Topics: Control Myself Take Yes

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Music is more than just listening to it. People use the music for them protection at times.

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Topics: Just Listening More Music People Protection Than Them Times Use

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Some people see life as many steps up and try to forget where they are coming from, you understand? A little step in life on a commercial or a material level is a good step, but a big step does not mean a strong step - you tend to lose your roots - and if you don't be careful, you can fall.

~Burning Spear

Topics: Be Careful Big Careful Coming Commercial Does Fall Forget Good Level Life Little Lose Many Material Mean People Roots See Some Some People Step Steps Strong Tend Try Understand Up Where You Your

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Dig into the roots of culture, and it will grow. It's like a grass that is growing, and it cannot stop, and music is like the fertilizer for that.

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Topics: Cannot Culture Dig Fertilizer Grass Grow Growing Like Music Roots Stop Will

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I usually listen to various kind of singers. Curtis Mayfield was my favorite. James Brown, Tina Turner, queen of soul, I started to get that musical essence from that time before I even do my first song.

~Burning Spear

Topics: Before Brown Essence Even Favorite First Get James James Brown Kind Listen Musical Queen Singers Song Soul Started Time Tina Turner Various

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A lot of things encouraged me to start my label. I think it's very important for an artist to know how many records they've sold and where they've sold. I know that I have never been treated the way I'm supposed to be treated - like an artist. That's why I do things for myself. I feel like I'm a free man.

~Burning Spear

Topics: Artist Been Encouraged Feel Free Free Man How Important Know Label Like Lot Man Many Me Myself Never Records Sold Start Supposed Things Think Treated Very Way Where Why I Think I Feel I Feel Like

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Rasta is to know. Rasta is to answer, which is the final step.

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Topics: Answer Final Know Step Which

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Whatever I do, I do for the universal. It's not like an individual thing; it's not like something from me. What I present to the people is for all of us, you know. I present music for the people.

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Topics: For The People Individual Know Like Me Music People Present Something Thing Universal Us Whatever You

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Music is my work, writing songs is my work, touring is my work, going into the studio is my work.

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Topics: Going Music Songs Studio Touring Work Writing

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Biography

Nationality: Jamaican

Type: Musician

Born: March 1st, 1945

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