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I like any music I can feel. Burning Spear

Music Feel Like Any

If I walk away from music, I walk away from myself. Burning Spear

Music Myself Walk Away

I'm in control of myself. I take yes or no from no one. Burning Spear

Myself Control Take No-One Yes

I'm at the point in my career where to be a winner is more important than any individual things. Chili Davis

Winner Important More Point Individual Than Any Where Things Career

It all comes down to when spring training comes. Do you want to go or don't you? If you want to go, you go. Chili Davis

You Training Spring Down Spring Training Go Want

The first time I picked up a bat in a professional game, I hit a ball hard left-handed, and my first home run was so effortless, it surprised me. Chili Davis

Time Home Me Game First Bat Run Picked First Time Ball Surprised Left-Handed Up Hit Effortless Hard Home Run Professional

I've always favored kids as a player. If I walked out of the locker room and there were 100 people there and 50 of them were kids, I'd sign the 50 kids before anything else. Chili Davis

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My sister is a good story of resiliency. She had a full ride at UC Davis, but she left school to go to the Philippines - and then she decided to go back to school in her 40s, which surprised me. She went to UC Berkeley, and I think she was one of two African Americans in her class at Haas. She's really impressive. Chili Davis

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My dad gave me a haircut... and it wasn't a very good one. When I went out of the house, my friends got on my case and said it looked like someone put a chili bowl over my head and cut around it. Chili Davis

The toughest thing in hitting shouldn't be deciding when to swing. It is, for me, deciding when not to swing. You should be swinging from the time you get into the batter's box until something says don't swing. Chili Davis

Time Me You Batter Says Something Toughest Until Box Get Hitting Deciding Should Swing Swinging Thing

In Jamaica, them always have throwback riddims, recycled old beats, and the hardcore reggae scene is always present. You have faster stuff like the more commercialized stuff, but you always have that segment of music that is always from the core, from the original root of it. Damian Marley

The whole world is set up so that for places like Switzerland to exist, that are crime-free and with the best care for everybody, you have to have places like Sudan, or Jamaica. But really, there's enough to share, when you check it. It's not that complicated, really. It's probably less thinking and more feeling that's required. Damian Marley

Best You World Complicated Care Feeling Thinking Enough Everybody More Share Check Like Exist Up Jamaica Places Really Required Less Whole Sudan Switzerland Set

It might sound like I'm a dreamer, but economic models have reached their height of evolution. Technology has evolved. What hasn't evolved is mankind's spirituality; everything is from 3,000 years ago. With spirituality comes morals, a better way of thinking. Damian Marley

My father has been a voice of encouragement in times of desperation for so many people. But he died when I was so young that, for me, his music has been a way for me to get to know him better. Damian Marley

I record all night and sleep all day. It started because you're excited about the music and you want to stay up longer, but over 15 years, it's become a habit. In my circle, I think a lot of musicians operate like this. When the place is quiet, you're more creative. I have plenty of people I can call at 4 A.M. and know they'll be up. Damian Marley

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I record all night and sleep all day. Damian Marley

Day All Day All Night Record Night Sleep

Being Bob Marley's son has done many things for me, in terms of having a career in music. I'm very proud of my music, and I'm very proud of where I'm from. People hear that I'm Bob Marley's son, and they turn on my music to listen just out of curiosity. Damian Marley

Toasting is basically what you call rapping. It came off of playing the beats at the parties, however it be. You find a space in the beat, and you have somebody live just basically saying rhymes over the beat. Damian Marley

Saying You Space Somebody Live Find Rapping Beat Beats Over Parties Call Came However Off Just Rhymes Playing Basically

The U.K. is one of the places that has always been an advocate of my music and I spend a lot of time touring here. I've got family and friends over here, but more than that, there's a large Jamaican community and the Jamaican culture is very widespread in the U.K. which I love. Damian Marley

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The U.K. crowds always have a lot of energy, and I've done some milestone shows there that I'm very proud of. Damian Marley

Energy Some Crowds Always Proud Lot Very Done Milestone Shows

I like singing all songs, really, but I find that writing social commentary comes naturally. Damian Marley

Writing Singing Find Songs Like Commentary Social Really Naturally

Coming where I'm coming from, really, my family name isn't a pressure because, you know, music is not like sports, where you can go and do a hundred reps in a gym and come out and be all buffed up. Music is an expression of what's inside of you. And that's how I make music. Damian Marley

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