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Quotes About Reggae

I would like to work with anyone in the business who wants to give respect back to the Jamaican vibe.
~ Sean Paul
In front of us, the ocean stretched for eternity. Around us, reggae mussy floated through the air. In our drying clothes and still-damp hair, we ate junk food and talked. At some point we finished and went for a long walk in the sand. We picked up shells, laughed, and talked. Before I knew it, the sun was going down and we went back to the van. We lay side by side, stretched out on the blanket. When the sun dropped completely below the horizon, we let the moon illuminate us.
~ Shannon Greenland
I see dancehall reggae and hip-hop as fused together, When I was a kid, they were the two kinds of music that spoke to me and said 'Move!
~ Sean Paul
I love good rock'n'roll, blues and jazz, gospel, and a little reggae.
~ Jerry Hall
The music that I represent and helped to create and establish was born in Jamaica.
~ Jimmy Cliff
If I could go back in time and see anyone perform, it would have to be Bob Marley.
~ Sam Mikulak
Bob Marley is a huge influence. I love reggae music, but I also love the purpose of the songs he writes and the style of the music - it takes your worries away and makes you feel good, and I think that's what music is about.
~ Colbie Caillat
When you're in Jamaica, unless you're in a tourist spot, you don't hear Bob Marley; you mostly hear dance hall music.
~ Michael Franti
Rap is the only super-current music. If you're into reggae or dancehall, and you don't know Bob Marley, then you don't really know what you're listening to. But if you're listening to rap, and you're 15, you're like, 'Grandmaster Flash? Who's that? Public Enemy? Yeah, my dad told me about them once.' And that's just how it is.
~ Ad-Rock
When one is screening raw footage of people in costume tripping on mushrooms and dancing sloppily to a reggae band, a little goes a long way
~ Michael Pollan
I listen to some rap music. I'm from the Bahamas so I like reggae as well. And then I slow it down with a little Frank Sinatra.
~ Myron Rolle
I have always been a huge fan of reggae music. I remember going to see Bob Marley And The Wailers at the Hammersmith Odeon when I was 13. I went with my big sister, Cordelia, and it remains the most wonderful concert I've ever been to.
~ Amanda Donohoe
I'm an island boy, so I love my reggae and soca music.
~ Dule Hill
I would love to meet Bob Marley. I mean, he's passed, but that's somebody that I would've loved to meet.
~ Ice Cube
I love most melodic music - classical, reggae, big band, jazz, blues, country, pop, swing, folk.
~ John Lescroart
My sister listened to reggae, and my homies listened to trap music.
~ Desiigner
My mother's sister married a man from Barbados, and my cousins were raised in Barbados. So we traveled down there, they came up every summer for camp, and I started paying attention to their music. And that was the first place I ever remember hearing reggae and liking it.
~ Matisyahu
I travelled with Neville; he is my road dog. We travelled on NXT and FCW before that. He opened my eyes to a whole genre of music in reggae.
~ Enzo Amore
My African heritage is a part of reggae music roots, and the concept is that the album, 'Revelation Part 1: The Root of Life' is a tribute to roots reggae music. The fruit is what blossoms into different colors and shades, but the root has to stand predominant.
~ Stephen Marley
I love a lot of reggae, but Ive never had the opportunity to play with any reggae guys.
~ Billy Sheehan
I listen to so much, I listen to a lot of reggae. Obviously I listen to hip-hop, that's what I make. I listen to soul. I love jazz. I love all types of music.
~ DJ Khaled
I love reggae music; reggae music's like my go-to.
~ Ella Henderson
The Rastafari culture has a very strong connection to Haile Selassie, a descendant of King Solomon.
~ Ziggy Marley
Younger people are discovering my work, even though my reggae is not like theirs.
~ Linton Kwesi Johnson