If you look at reggae and dancehall artists in general, there isn't really a big success story. A Shabba Ranks or a Yellowman might have a hit, but there's never a follow up. There's no consistency.
I've been criticized for doing so - crossover music. But I never claimed to be a pure dancehall artist.
The best thing about my house is that I live five minutes from the airport, and since I fly more than I drive, it saves me a lot of time.
If you look at my track record, there was nothing on radio that sounded like 'Oh Carolina,' 'Mr Bombastic' when they came out.
America is a symbol of freedom - it's a symbol of democracy - and if that is threatened, we have to take this platform and use it to be a voice for the voiceless.
Gays and lesbians should have the same rights as anybody else, and when they're in Jamaica, they do have the same rights.
I'm still amazed at how the universe works.
I really didn't think I was going to make records to where I make a living out of it.
I don't make as many records as other people do because I prefer the live side of it - and my records are so big that they keep me touring for years upon years and years.
I got the name in primary school because my hair was shaggy. And I didn't like it; I thought it was derogatory.
My thing is to get people out of the stigma of what a reggae artist should be like.
I cleaned many a toilet.
'Fields of Gold' is my favourite record.
You got to understand: when you go into a record company and give them a something that doesn't sound like what's on the radio, it's hard to sell it.
My children are a joy to be around.
When I look at my catalog, most of my songs are about love or relationships. And I'm smart enough to say if it's not broken, don't fix it.
Music really evolves as it goes along. It's an evolution.
I am not from a musical family.
I love Indian food.
The reggae fraternity is a small fraternity.
