I had total control of the album. Chris Swartz at Ruffhouse, my label, said, 'Listen, you've never done anything stupid thus far, so let me let you do your thing.

When I first started out in this music industry, I was most concerned with freedom. Freedom to produce, freedom to play all the instruments on my records, freedom to say anything I wanted to.

This music is about struggle. Reggae is a vehicle to carry a message of freedom and peace.

Freedom comes when you learn to let go, creation comes when you learn to say 'no'.

Without freedom of speech, I might be in the swamp.

No chains around my feet, but I'm not free.