Desmond Dekker

“Get up in the morning, slaving for bread, sir, so that when the weekend comes I can have a little fun.”

“You can get it if you really want, but you must try, try and try, you'll succeed at last.”

“Honour your mother and your father, that your days may be long upon the land.”

“My music is message music. The message is in the music. And the music is for the people.”

“Darling, you look so pretty, but you're too sweet for me.”

“This is my world, this is my world. And I'm the king of it.”

“It was all about the unity, you know? Black and white together. That's what ska was about.”