37 Quotes by Burning Spear

When Marcus Garvey spoke about self-reliance, he wasn't only talking about people of colour. It's like self-reliance in general, for anyone. Just keep moving and moving within the right direction, and everything will be all right.

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

I believe music is like medicine. Like a good tonic, it can open your mind, strengthen and possibly even cure you. Music can work on many levels, and nothing I know of possesses the healing force that exists within music.

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

Every musician tries to blend in some reggae. It's the only music that brings all people together, different races, different religions.

There's more to being a musician than just making music.

Music is creation. In reggae the lyric, the music itself, arrangement, that vibe, such melody - everything within the music moves the people, understand?

I love what I do: there is no pressure. The music doesn't like pressure.

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