Island Vibes Quotes

I'm from the Caribbean, and I love the dance hall sound.

I love to be in Hawaii - everything very natural, and my style reflects that.

Reggae is definitely a natural influence. Even living in Southern California, near the water, you get that reggae feel.

The Florida sound would probably be best defined as heavy bass with high energy dance records. There's a strong Caribbean heritage in Florida which features a lot of uptempo music, and the music accents the sexy, body-oriented sound.

I want to give people a taste of the Caribbean, and show them the fun side of me.

Here's the key to Jamaica, the secret to Jamaican dancehall parties, no matter where you are in the world. If you do not see Japanese people, you're at the wrong party. They source authenticity like no other culture I've ever seen.

I go to Florida sometimes for vacation. I actually really like Florida. It's a weird place, it's surreal. It's so close, but you feel like you're in another world or on an island.

As soon as I heard 'Calypso,' I loved it.

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.

My jewelry's all fake - from Claire's. Or I get it from my mom's boutique in Barbados.

My perfect beach town isn't a fancy resort or glitzy planned community. It's a place with a hometown grocery that has decent meat, seafood, and a deli; a couple of ice cream shops; and a handful of good restaurants - where the island-wide dress code is 'no shoes, no shirt, no problem.'

Out of all the places in the world, Jamaica is my favorite place.

I had a passionate zest for Key West life in all of its little details. I'm not sure why or where that came from, but I was so excited to be there.

I had never been to Hawaii, and now I say that my body is from L.A. but my heart is from Hawaii, because I'm in love with it and it's home on every level, from a spiritual, soulful place.

I live in Hawaii, and the trails and mountains here are just magic.

I feel like Hawaiian shirts have definitely made a comeback.

My parents are from Jamaica, and I love reggae music.

Belize has a tropical climate and is quite affordable and is developing a reputation as an inexpensive Hawaii. If you want to hide away someplace that is extremely low-key, Placencia is perfect. San Pedro is more touristy and modernized.

I've got a Caribbean soul I can barely control, and some Texas hidden here in my heart!

I guess I will always be known as a designer who references Ibiza, even though I've only been to the island a couple of times in my early twenties.

I'm a Hawaiian shirt guy. I've made that life decision.

Even though I'm not Jamaican, I've always loved Jamaican culture because, to me, it's the island of magic, it's the island of politics, of resistance.

I love to lounge, and I particularly love to eat outdoors. It's a throwback to my childhood in Hawaii. I have memories of coming out of the sea and eating corn chips with a strawberry vanilla slush.

As kids, we all thought Bob Marley was Maori.

The ukulele is the instrument of peace.