I try to make my music interesting to me first, then hopefully other people will find it interesting, too.
Interpretation
Creating art should start with personal interest, which may resonate with others.
Ziggy Marley's quote emphasizes the importance of personal satisfaction and authenticity in artistic expression. By focusing on what intrigues and inspires him, he believes that genuine creativity will naturally attract and interest others, highlighting the connection between personal passion and audience engagement.
In practice
An artist could use this quote during an interview to discuss their creative process.
I come to sing for the people, not for the government. God made the sunshine for everyone and made the moon for everyone. We have to follow his example so we have to play music for everyone too. We have a message, and in order for our message to reach the people, we have to play.
Record stores keep the human social contact alive it brings people together. Without the independent record stores the community breaks down with everyone sitting in front of their computers
My father's music gives hope to people and also inspires them to break the bonds of injustice and to be positive in life. I've seen that everywhere I go, especially in poor countries and poor neighborhoods.
The solution for mankind is of a spiritual nature. It is not a political or religious solution. It's the ability to love each other. That's the only solution I see.
I would look at a dog and when our eyes met, I realized that the dog and all creatures are my family. They're like you and me.
Reggae has a philosophy, you know? It's not just entertainment. There's an idea behind it, a way of life behind the music, which is a positive way of life, which is a progressive way of life for better people.
What surprises me most in architecture, as in other techniques, is that a project has one life in its built state but another in its written or drawn state.
But it was the singing that pulled me in and split me wide open.
I don't really understand why so many fantasy writers choose to focus on worlds that just seem strangely denuded. But to them, I guess it doesn't seem strange. And I guess that's their privilege. It isn't mine.
I try to write something that would interest anybody and keep them turning the page. You must have a plot and good storyline.
Every human being has hundreds of separate people living under his skin. The talent of a writer is his ability to give them their separate names, identities, personalities and have them relate to other characters living with him.
Fashion keeps me designing: the love of change, the idea that the next one will be the right one, the nonstop dialogue
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