I was taught that Jesus the Son of God was a white man, and hearing black people singing, ‘Lord, wash me, and I will be whiter than snow,’ made me sick.
PETER TOSHMe is what them call illegitimate, that mean say me is a criminal, bomba rassclaat! That’s why me go write a song called ‘Illegitimate Children.’ It took me years to find out I was one.
More Peter Tosh Quotes
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People are beginning to recognize reggae music, and know it’s a very powerful music, and researchers have been researching and coming up with reports that it’s a great music, a healing music.
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It can be beautiful, if you just be yourself.
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It’s not the one-half that’s never been told; it’s the three-quarters.
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I am not a politician. I only suffer the consequences.
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Soon the earth will tilt on its axis and begin to dance to the reggae beat to the accompaniment of earthquake.
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When I go to other planet, I must adjust myself there, too.
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If I wasn’t a singer, I’d be a bloodclaat revolutionary.
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Music is a science, it heals depression.
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Music must never be forgotten, it’s like a fountain that keeps on flowing.
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If the music does not penetrate the heart, the soul, the mind, and the body. Then you ain’t gon’ feel it.
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I’m on my way to happiness, where I can find some peace and rest.
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My philosophy is: if you don’t bear a cross, you can’t wear a crown so you gotta go through some form of humiliation to reach tribulation.
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Is word, sound, and power that break down de barriers of oppression an drive away transgression and rule equality.
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I feel good to know that they recognize the potential of reggae music. And they are exposing it to the world, letting the world hear how beautiful reggae music can be.
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What the Rastaman represents is positivity.
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