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Shaggy

Jamaican Musician

Born: Oct 22, 1968

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I think that anybody, once we leave Jamaica, automatically, any citizen becomes an ambassador for the flag, for Jamiaca. It's a country that's so rich in culture. We even have a bobsled team, and we ain't even got snow. We do everything in extreme. Shaggy

We don't have all this gay-bashing crime. You don't see that. It's not there. That is not really happening in Jamaica. But because a few artists basically sing it and put records out and the media runs with it, then the stigma becomes big, and now we're trapped with that whole thing. It's really sad. Shaggy

Sad You Crime Big Few Trapped Out Runs See Records Put Sing Because Becomes Stigma Artists Jamaica Happening Then Really Whole Media Now Thing Basically

Reggae is a culture. It's easy, laid-back. Shaggy

Culture Easy Reggae

I have mixed feelings about Napster. I like what it can do for an unsigned band. It can help them sell 10,000 records. But for an established artist, there's already so much piracy around. They need to regulate it. Shaggy

Feelings Band About Records Like Napster Around Mixed Mixed Feelings Sell Piracy Artist Established Them Much Regulate Help Need

My children are a joy to be around. Shaggy

Joy Around Children

I'm still amazed at how the universe works. Shaggy

Universe How Still Amazed Works

When you see a Jamaica video, it's always the hood. Everybody in the video's got guns, and the world looks at it like that's what Jamaica's about. And it affects the economics of the music. Shaggy

Music You World Economics Everybody Hood See Guns About Like Looks Always Got Affects Jamaica Video

When magic happens, it just happens, brother. Shaggy

Brother Magic Just Happens

I'm inspired by day to day life, things that people go through, things that make people tick. Everybody has a story, so you try to put stories into songs and try to make it as entertaining as possible. Shaggy

Life Day You People Try Everybody Possible Entertaining Inspired Through Songs Put Day-To-Day Tick Make Go Stories Story Things

I came to the Unites States and realised I had a knack for coming up with rhymes and lyrics. Shaggy

Lyrics States Knack Had Coming Came Up Rhymes Realised Unites

India is a great place. Shaggy

Great India Great Place Place

I love Indian food. Shaggy

Love Food Indian

The reggae fraternity is a small fraternity. Shaggy

Fraternity Small Reggae

We're fortunate to have had success, not just in America but worldwide. Shaggy

Success Worldwide Had America Just Fortunate

Women love to talk, so you gotta be the guy that listens - not just listens but is interested. Shaggy

Love You Women Guy Talk Gotta Just Listens Interested

Some people get a little shy, you know, and it can take a certain mood or a situation or a vibe for you to relax and come out of your shell. Shaggy

You People Relax Some People Situation Mood Out Some Take Come Know Shell Get Vibe Little Certain Your Shy

You've always got to try and reinvent yourself. Shaggy

You Yourself Try Always Got Reinvent

I'm one of those artists that nobody ever sees coming. We started with Virgin in 1993. If you look at the climate of that time in reggae and you were to pick the top five people that'd have a shot at having mainstream success, I was nowhere in that equation at all. Shaggy

When I was doing 'Hot Shot,' I didn't even have an album deal. Shaggy

Hot Deal Doing Shot Even Album

The thing about Shaggy's records are those records are very timeless. Shaggy

Those About Records Timeless Very Thing

I get called everything from 'Mr Boombastic' to 'Mr Lover Lover' to 'Mr It Wasn't Me.' It's whatever is hot at that point. Shaggy

Me Whatever Lover Everything Point Hot Get

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