Reggae must be lived, not played. It is a lifebeat everytime.
PETER TOSHIs word, sound, and power that break down de barriers of oppression an drive away transgression and rule equality.
More Peter Tosh Quotes
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It is only the truth that can make a man free, it is only the truth that can make a man live.
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It takes a lot of physical and spiritual energy to balance on one wheel. Seen?
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To have the truth in your possession you can be found guilty, sentenced to death.
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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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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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I was the only one in my family to be musically inclined, and my mother loved that.
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Me 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.
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Legalize it, and I will advertise it.
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It’s not the one-half that’s never been told; it’s the three-quarters.
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My earthly parents don’t know my potential or my divine qualities. They weren’t taught how to diagnose or be aware of such things.
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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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And I ask why am I black, they say I was born in sin, and shamed inequity. One of the main songs we used to sing in church makes me sick, ‘love wash me and I shall be whiter than snow.
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I was born with music inside of me, and that was the first flower that bloomed on my tree, but I was the highest key in my school and also the lowest key, seen?
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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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