Marley Quotes - Page 3

• I was in my teens and I was going through a bit of a phase, drinking a lot and doing E tablets and getting into street fighting and getting depressed. Then I'd listen to Marley and it lifted me out of it. I'd like to try and do the same for kids, that my music would give them a bit of hope and strength, and they'd know that I was telling the truth and I wouldn't lie to them.

  Damien Dempsey

  Lying, Drinking, Kids

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• Bob Marley is one of the most recognized artists. He didn't care to be defined. People wondered, 'Is it reggae? Is it rock?' But at the end of the day they were still playing his music and that's what matters.

  Melanie Fiona

  Artist, Rocks, What Matters

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• I don't know how you can go your whole life and not listen once to Bob Marley - what's the point?

  Jon Fishman

  Bob, Whole Life, Know How

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• You're not there to spread any particular- if you're Bob Marley you're there to spread a message, but very few people can do that effectively without shoving opinions down someone's throat.

  Jon Fishman

  People, Bob, Messages

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• I think I have every piece of music Bob Marley ever made.

  Kamala Harris

  Thinking, Pieces, Bob

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• I've always associated consciousness with artists like Bob Marley or Joni Mitchell or Bob Dylan. You know, artists that really talked about what was going on in the world and really artists that are timeless.

  Will Ferrell

  Artist, World, Bob

  Source: www.avclub.com

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• Old Marley was dead as a doornail... The wisdom of our ancestors is in the simile.

  Charles Dickens

  Book, Language, Simile

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• 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

  Jamaica, Tourists, Bob

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• Nobody was interested in playing Bob Marley on the radio. We had to tour him - that was the only way it could work.

  Chris Blackwell

  Bob, Radio, Way

  Interview With Hooman Majd, www.interviewmagazine.com. March 17, 2009.

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• 'Marley' does what is probably the best possible job of documenting an important life.

  Roger Ebert

  Jobs, Important, Doe

  Roger Ebert (2012). “Roger Ebert's Movie Yearbook 2013: 25th Anniversary Edition”, p.379, Andrews McMeel Publishing

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• A person can learn a lot from a dog, even a loopy one like ours. Marley taught me about living each day with unbridled exuberance and joy, about seizing the moment and following your heart.

  John Grogan

  Inspirational, Dog, Teacher

  John Grogan (2010). “Bad Dogs Have More Fun: Selected Writings on Family, Animals, and Life from the Philadelphia Inquirer”, p.83, ReadHowYouWant.com

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• There are no Jerry Garcias coming down the pike, anymore than there is a Jimi Hendrix or Bob Marley. They are all at the same level - the highest level that you strive to get to as a musician. Me and my friends - we'll all be long dead, people will still be trying to dig into what Jerry Garcia did.

  Trey Anastasio

  Long, People, Trying

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• I can stay on my boat for a few weeks if I have a guitar and a girl and a Bob Marley CD. After that, I've got to move around.

  Kenny Chesney

  Girl, Moving, Guitar

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