Leo Sayer Quotes

The Marley name resonates all around the world.

I don't know how you can go your whole life and not listen once to Bob Marley - what's the point?

If you go to pretty much everywhere in the developing world, you will find Bob Marley murals, and you'll find people playing his music.

It speaks truth when you listen to Bob Marley.

I love being Bob Marley's son because he's a great man.

You can go to places in Africa and Asia and find Marley graffiti. In the slums of Nairobi, you see his lyrics painted on walls, and you realise he has this almost religious significance to the underclass of the world. He's a guy born in a hut with no bed, and now he's probably the most listened-to artist in the world. It's fascinating.

Everybody listens to Bob Marley. It gives you an inner feeling to keep pushing on. It's an education on life. He helps me out every day. It gives me a deep-down feeling.

If I could go back in time and see anyone perform, it would have to be Bob Marley.

Describe Elvis Presley? He was the greatest who ever was, is or ever will be.

Paul McCartney would be the end all, be all. To work with Paul would just be amazing.

I grew up with reggae music.

I feel that I see John Lennon now as not a celebrity. I did then. I saw him as a cardboard cutout on an album cover.

Today, I'd like to talk to Bob Marley. I'd just like to ask him what was his method. Bob is one of the greatest songwriters ever. I don't know if people understand how powerful his songs are and the simplicity and genius behind them, from 'Redemption Song' to 'Is This Love?' and 'I Shot the Sheriff.'

Bob Marley is a huge influence. I love reggae music, but I also love the purpose of the songs he writes and the style of the music - it takes your worries away and makes you feel good, and I think that's what music is about.

I don't think you could pull one Bob Marley song that didn't have quotes from the Torah or the Old Testament.

My mom's a secret Rastafarian.

Reggae music is a music of integrity; reggae's consciousness was built on a message. My music speaks of love, equality and spirituality, and I would hope that one finds this integrity in my music.

I would say, from an all-around point of view, Bruce Springsteen is one of the two great poet lords of America, Bob Dylan, coming out of the music world, the two of them.

I'm a huge Bob Marley fan; I remember going to Jamaica for the first time when I was a kid and I got so obsessed with the steel drums.

Janet Jackson is an icon, I've been honored to meet her a few times, working with her would be amazing.

That's who I wanted to be like was Bob Dylan.

I've been a big Bob Marley fan forever. Forever. Like big, huge. Bob Marley and the Beatles, that's my big, giant music influence. I can listen to them all the time.

Bob Marley - yeah, I've always loved his stuff.

I ain't no icon. It's people like Patti LaBelle, somebody like that's an icon. I'm just Missy. I'm just crazy, that's all.

My idol is Quincy Jones.