A snick by Jack Hobbs is a sort of disturbance of a cosmic orderliness.
With everything that's thrown at you, whether it be problems at home, problems at work - whatever - basically, if you remain positive, you can see your way out of that.
Dancehall music is perceived as party music, which it is because of the rhythm, but there are messages that do come through or a purpose of an artist saying something to the world. People usually don't get the messages because of the partying.
CAN'T TAN PON IT LONG. . . . . NAW EAT NO YAM. . . NO STEAM FISH. . . . NOR NO GREEN BANANA BUT DOWN IN JAMAICA WE GIVE IT TO YOU HOT LIKE A SAUNA.
Time Rolls On' is my most political piece so far. It's not on my album because people didn't support it.
I feel like I have things to say. And that's what I'm looking forward to.
Dancehall is just like hip-hop in that it doesn't always talk about bling; it talks about conscious issues.
As far as the performance aspect, I'm going to be an actor. I still love performing, but I'm moving into more acting.
Every pastor I talk to says, and particularly if they're African American they'll say, "I'm not black enough for African Americans. I'm not white enough for the whites. I'm not Hispanic enough. "
I find it really hard to even read another script while shooting.
I'm not sure any narrative model has been more important for me than Benjamin Britten's chamber operas.