Kevin Macdonald Quotes

I think there's always been interest in Bob Marley.

We are just continually surprised and obviously happy that the interest in Queen and Freddie keeps alive. It's a constant source of pleasure for ourselves.

Jamaica actually had a pretty big influence on my life.

Our story is in two halves, as the band's career up to Freddie's death was 20 years, and 20 years later, our music is as popular as it was then. It's a sort of everlasting... income.

I grew up in Oregon, so there was always a lot of that folksy, Bob Marley stuff. There was a mural of Bob Marley on a wall at my high school.

The Marley name resonates all around the world.

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.

Once you've established yourself with hits that become part of people's lives, then they pretty much always want to see you.

I can put in Bob Marley's music now, and it's still relevant.

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.

I don't have a crystal ball, but I'm willing to bet one of my arms right now that as long as there's electricity, Ramones music is going to be relevant.

Elvis' songs will always be there, and I hope mine will be after I'm gone.

It's a weird thing. Rick Springfield wrote 'Jessie's Girl,' and he probably gets sick of talking about 'Jessie's Girl.' The thing is, I didn't write 'Blurred Lines.' I didn't direct the music video. I'm really happy for the success, but it is kind of a funny thing to follow me around.

Leigh Bowery is a legend. Everybody loves Leigh Bowery. Everybody should love Leigh Bowery.

It speaks truth when you listen to Bob Marley.

John Lennon made wonderful music, which people listen to as music. Nobody around the world is living their life according to the precepts of John Lennon.

I spent some time with Bob Marley and I have to say that was like walking with a god on earth.

Obviously we were having an effect, because all these people were clamouring to meet us. Like Muhammad Ali, for instance.

I don't care if people remember Garth Brooks.

I think people have gotten to know Tupac much better since he's been gone than they did when he was here.

People listen to The Beatles, but while they were muscially influential, they weren't culturally influential in quite the same way. You can go into the back of beyond in a little Indian village, and they will listen to Bob Marley. But they're not going to be listening to The Beatles or The Rolling Stones.

Dipset is Dipset, but it's over.

If I die and I gotta couple Grammys on me, more than a couple hits on me, I got some plaques and I got billboards still up and I done touched a lot of people's souls and I'm viral, once that happen then you can judge all you want.

The women in Europe think I'm the Beatles, they throw me flowers.

I thought it was so cool that all you knew about Prince was about his artistry and music.