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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To be coordinated with the power of balance, your mind and your temple must be running parallel.
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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 mean the flesh, never fade! The flesh never leave the creation, see, because with that divine spirit the flesh cannot fade. If the spirit is weak then the flesh fade, seen?
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There are lots of imposters in this earth, and to very first there always comes a second, to every reality there always come a fantasy, and the fantasy wants to come and live the life of the reality
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I’m on my way to happiness, where I can find some peace and rest.
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I’ve got to pick myself up Dust myself off And start all over again.
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I man don’t come red, I come Black
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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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Everyone’s trying to reach the top. Tell me how far is it from the bottom.
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I go to church because my parents go to church, and I believe the things they were doing at the time were right.
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My songs is hard stuff which politicians don’t want on them radio station because they still want people to live in ignorancy.
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Music must never be forgotten, it’s like a fountain that keeps on flowing.
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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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I do nothing I regret, man, because I try to do nothing abominable. As long as there is not an abomination, there is nothing to regret, you understand?
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Reggae must be lived, not played. It is a lifebeat everytime.
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