Jimmy Cliff
Jimmy Cliff
Jimmy Cliff, OM is a Jamaican ska & reggae musician, multi-instrumentalist, singer and actor. He is the only living musician to hold the Order of Merit, the highest honour that can be granted by the Jamaican government for achievements in the arts and sciences...
NationalityJamaican
ProfessionMusician
Date of Birth1 April 1948
CountryJamaica
fighting men puppets
And I keep on fighting for the things I want. Though I know that when you're dead you can't. But I'd rather be a free man in my grave, than living as a puppet or a slave.
people actors world
It was the vehicle that propelled me to international stardom. ("Harder They Come") I was known as a singer/songwriter before that, but people did not know me as an actor. It showed the world where the music I contributed to create was coming from. It opened the gates for Jamaican music, internationally.
mean together hindsight
In hindsight, I see the great value of family and how it moulded my life and kept me together. So now family means everything to me.
overcoming consciousness rebirth
Since we're coming into a rebirth, and there's a consciousness of health, because the disease that is death, we are able to overcome that.
giving soul satisfaction
I love to create and that's what gives my soul the satisfaction.
way kind positive-outlook
I grew up in a condition where I could have chosen to go either way, negatively or positively. So I kind of chose to go positive and that stayed with me through my life, always have to have a positive outlook on whatever situation there is
travel heart mind
I've got a hard road to travel and a rough, rough way to go. Said, it's a hard road to travel and a rough, rough way to go. But I can't turn back, my heart is fixed, my mind's made up, I'll never stop, my faith will see me through.
country cities people
In the country, people are kind. In the city, people are hard an' cold, like the concrete and steel.
perseverance rome victory
Rome was not built in a day Opposition will come your way But the harder the battle you see It's the sweeter the victory
mean wind sea
Rastafari means to live in nature, to see the Creator in the wind, sea and storm. Other religions pointed to the sky, and while we were looking in the sky, they dug up all the gold and diamonds and went away with them
new-beginnings hands people
People in the Hall of Fame tend to clap their hands and say, 'OK, I've done it all,' but for me, it was a new beginning.
inspirational dream mind
Got your mind set on a dream, you can get it though how hard it may seem.