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.

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

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

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

There are laws to protect the freedom of the press's speech, but none that are worth anything to protect the people from the press.