Certain rhythms just have certain moods.
But now I'm getting that spiritual motivation to visit Africa.
I wasn't thinking of competing with any artists as such, I was more thinking of being among them, and sharing thoughts with them; like sharing views, ideas, etc.
I sing a lot about love.
Every day you learn something new.
No man is an island. No man stands alone.
Certain songs by hearing the rhythm, it tells you that is either a love song or you might be heartbroken or the songs give you the vibes and you just know that certain songs are militant that you have to write.
Jah is love, or God, whichever way you might accept it.
But when you have to deal with notes, and to be able to make a full definition of what a sound is - if you are not around that environment, then you'll find you lose that feel, that momentum, you lose all that.
Because I used to go and watch him rehearsing for pantomime, and I have adopted some of those priciples, like try to be on time, learn your script, how he approach it, etc.
Drugs have played no significant factor in my life.
You always will be singing a song or humming a line or a melody.
I think I have a more wider scope for music, I have more taste for music.
Sometimes that is why you might even stay in the bathroom for even half an hour, making that water running all over, just singing.
You can't find the sound if you just love sleep.