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Jimmy Cliff
Jimmy Cliff
Jamaican Musician
Born: Apr 1, 1948
Important Life Me People World You
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In hindsight, I see the great value of family and how it moulded my life and kept me together. So now family means everything to me. Jimmy Cliff
Life Great Family Me Together Value My Life Everything See Great Value Hindsight How Means Now Kept
People in the Hall of Fame tend to clap their hands and say, 'OK, I've done it all,' but for me, it was a new beginning. Jimmy Cliff
Me New Beginning People Beginning Say OK Clap Tend New Hall Fame Hands Done
If I could change one thing about myself... I would try to control my generosity. Jimmy Cliff
Myself Change Try Control Would One Thing About Could Generosity If I Could Thing
The first thing I wanted to be was an actor, even before I wanted to be a singer, before I discovered I could sing. Jimmy Cliff
First Before Could Sing Singer First Thing Discovered The First Thing Wanted Even Actor Thing
I regret I didn't ever learn how to fly a plane. I had the opportunity when I started to make some money, and I regret I didn't really take the time out and put the effort in and do that. Jimmy Cliff
Time Regret Money Opportunity Fly Out Some Take Had Put Make Learn How Effort Plane Really Ever Started
I used to do a little acting in school. It was my first love, and I really thought I would be doing it as a career. I really wanted to complete that part of my ambition. Jimmy Cliff
Love School Thought First Ambition Complete Would Would-Be Part First Love Doing Wanted Little Really Acting Used Career
With acting, you have to become someone else. That's the fun part of it for me - to step outside of yourself and become a character. I guess being Jimmy Cliff is a little bit of a character, too. Jimmy Cliff
Character Me You Yourself Become Too Else Guess Jimmy Bit Someone Outside Part Step Cliff Being Little Little Bit Acting Fun
I've abused myself a lot over the years. But my voice is still intact - really, it's better. Jimmy Cliff
Myself Better Voice Over Abuse Still Intact Years Lot Really
Someone like Katy Perry - I like her writing because I listen to music as a songwriter. I like a lot of her songs - like, 'Firework' is a song that I think I could write. Jimmy Cliff
Music Song Writing Think Someone Could Write Songs Songwriter Like Because Lot Perry Listen Katy Perry Her
There are goals that I had set out for myself as an artist. I have accomplished some of them - becoming accepted all over the world - however, other parts of my goals have not been completed. Jimmy Cliff
Myself World Goals Other Completed Out Some Had Over Parts Accepted Becoming However Been Accomplished Artist Them Set
I'm the kind of person who likes to hang out and observe what's going on in the streets, or in certain places. I used to do that a lot. But having to become an international superstar, I can't do that comfortably! But it's all positive, you know. Jimmy Cliff
Positive You Become Out Kind Having Superstar Observe Know Likes Comfortably Lot Person Hang Going Places Certain Used Who International Streets
My most important relationships were with my father and grandmother. Jimmy Cliff
Father Important Relationships Most Were Grandmother
When I lived in the U.K., I recorded a lot of ska and rock-steady styles of Jamaican music. But people there weren't accepting it. So I began using a faster reggae beat. Jimmy Cliff
Music People Faster Recorded Beat Accepting Styles Were Lot Began Reggae Using Lived
Basically, I'm motivated to write about sociopolitical issues as well as relationships. I think those themes have stayed with me throughout my life. Jimmy Cliff
Life Me My Life Think Relationships Those Stayed About Throughout Write Well Motivated Issues Themes Basically

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