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Jimmy Cliff Biography

James Chambers, OM (1 April 1948), known professionally as Jimmy Cliff, is a Jamaican ska and reggae musician, multi-instrumentalist, singer, and actor. Along with Bunny Wailer he is one of only two living musicians to hold the Order of Merit, the highest honour that can be granted by the Jamaican government for achievements in the arts and sciences.

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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

Chosen, Condition, Kind, Positive Outlook, Stayed, Way

Everyone needs to realize why am I here? It comes in everyone's life; you ask why am I here? What am I doing? Once you are able to answer that question for yourself honestly, you have smooth sailing.

Answers, Life, Needs, Smooth, Smooth Sailing

I'm very attached to my family and protective of them and miss them, and that situation, my connection with that can make me become very vulnerable.

Become, Connections, Make, Miss, Missing, Vulnerable

Certain artists have a role to echo the echoes of the people and that's what I'll be doing on my next album.

Artist, Artists, Certain, Echoes, People, Role

Social justice has always been a part of my inspiration. For example, when the Vietnam War was going on, I wrote a song about that.

Inspiration, Part, Social, Song, War

My pigment is of the earth, and collecting my sacred fire from my solar plexus with the central sun of the earth.

Collecting, Earth, Fire, Pigment, Sacred

The love is the part of us that can never go. It's the essence that was always there, so that can never go.

Essence, Love, Love Is, Part

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.

Done, Hall, Hands, New Beginnings, People

People might say, 'Jimmy Cliff, you've done a lot, achieved a lot. What more can you want?

Cliff, Done, Jimmy, People, Want

I live between Jamaica and Paris.

Jamaica, Live, Paris

I had the global outlook that I really wanted to capture the world. I would like the attention of the world at least and I wanted that.

Attention, Capture, Outlook, World

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

Built, Harder, Perseverance, Rome, Victory

I'm an artist. And I'm happy that I was there at the commencement of this music, this Jamaican music, to put my contribution and help to establish it.

Artist, Contribution, Happy, Helping, Jamaican Music, Music

I think we all have a role to play in life.

Life, Play, Role, Roles, Thinking

I don't know where life will lead me, but I know where I've been. I can't say what life will show me, but I know what I've seen. Tried my hand at love and friendship, but all that is passed and gone. This little boy is moving on.

Boys, Hands, Love, Moving, Seen, Show

I visit studios. Just to get the feel, the smell, and see what other people are doing. Not only listening to the radio, but going to studios, greeting musicians and artists, just getting a vibe.

Artist, People, Smell, Studios, Vibe

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.

Everything, Hindsight, Mean, Moulded, Together

In the country, people are kind. In the city, people are hard an' cold, like the concrete and steel.

Cities, Country, Hard, Kind, People

Got your mind set on a dream, you can get it though how hard it may seem.

Dream, Hard, Inspirational, Mind

I love to create and that's what gives my soul the satisfaction.

Create, Gives, Giving, Satisfaction, Soul

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