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Love Is My Religion (Album) by Ziggy Marley

Artist Biography For Ziggy Marley

David Nesta "Ziggy" Marley Born October 17 1968 In Saint Ann Parish Ghetto Of Trenchtown Jamaica Composer Singer And Guitarist Is A Multiple Grammy-Winning Reggae Jamaican Musician. He Is Known For Songs Like "Tomorrow People" "Love Is My Religion" And "A Lifetime" He Is The Oldest Son In The Marriage Between The Singer Rita Anderson Marley And Late Legendary Reggae Bob Marley. David's Father Bob Nicknamed Him "Ziggy". A Ziggy Is A Big Marijuana Spliff On Jamaiaca. Ziggy Learned Rastafari Faith From His Parents And Had Access To Some Of The World's Best Reggae Musicians In The Comp Band Of His Father – The Legendary Reggae Wailers. Ziggy Marley First Sat In On Recording Sessions With Bob Marley And The Wailers When He Was Around 10 Years Old. Joining With His Three Siblings To Become The Melody Makers Ziggy Crafted His Own Soulful Sound Blending Blues RnB Hip-Hop And Roots Reggae. After Their First Two Albums Play The Game Right 1985 And Hey World! 1986 The Melody Makers Earned Their First Grammy Best Reggae Recording For Conscious Party 1988 An Album Produced By Talking Heads Chris Frantz And Tina Weymouth Which Included The Hit Songs "Tomorrow People" And "Tumbling Down." Subsequent Albums Included The Grammy-Winning One Bright Day 1989 Jamekya 1991 Joy And Blues 1993 Free Like We Want 2 B 1995 Their Third Grammy Winner Fallen Is Babylon 1997 Spirit Of Music 1999 And Ziggy Marley & The Melody Makers Live Vol 1 2000 Which Featured Some Of Their Biggest Hits As Well As A Cover Of Bob Marley's "Could You Be Loved." While Selling Records By The Millions And Selling Out Countless Concerts With The Melody Makers Including A Recent European Tour Ziggy Marley Has Never Lost Sight Of His Foundation Of Faith Fellowship And Family. After Two Decades As The Driving Creative Force Behind The Melody Makers Ziggy Stepped Out On His Own With His First Solo Album Dragonfly 2003 . Never Content To Rehash The Success Of His Past Ziggy Uses Dragonfly To Explore New Ground And Create His Own Distinctive Musical Identity As A Solo Artist. "Working On My Own Gave Me A Chance To Take My Time And Experiment A Lot " Ziggy Says Of The Material On Dragonfly." It Took One Year To Finish This Record. It's The Longest I've Ever Worked On A Album. It's Different When You On Your Own. At Some Point It's Scary And Then At Another It's A Drive That Makes You Focus More." Although The Members Of The Most Close-Knit Musical Families Often Yearn To Step Out On Their Own For Ziggy A Solo Debut Was Not A Long-Awaited Goal. "It's Not Something That I Wished For Since I Began Doing Music " He Says. "It Was Just The Circumstances And I Wanted To Be True To Myself And What I Feel. The Record Has Strong Messages And It Feels Good." In Addition To Being Ziggy's First Album Of Solo Material For Dragonfly He Felt It Was Time For A Change Of Scene. "Usually We Record In Kingston. These Songs Were Written In Jamaica And Recorded In America. I Did The First Set Of Recordings In A House In Miami And Then Went To L.A. Rented A House Set Up My Equipment And Basically Did The Rest There. I Left Jamaica For A While Because As An Artist I Need To Experience Different Things To See The World And Have Different Energies. Living In One Place Is Not Good For Me And I Was Tired Of Making Music In A Studio Setting. I Wanted It To Be More Like Everyday Life A Part Of Me. "As An Individual I've Opened Up More By Traveling Outside Jamaica And I've Been More Able To Be Open To People And Ideas. It Helps Me To Grow As A Person To Be Outside Of My Element To Be On My Own In A Strange Place Meeting People. That's Good For Me Not To Be In My Secure Domain." The Evidence Of That Growth Is Everywhere On Dragonfly. On July 2nd 2006 Ziggy Released His Second Album Love Is My Religion. He States "This Album Is From My Heart " And He Feels That He Embraces His Spiritual And Emotional Side Of Life. This Album Show Ziggy Coming Into His Own As An Artist As He Wrote All Of The Songs For The Album And Played Nearly All Of The Instruments. Love Is My Religion Is A Testament To Ziggy Marley's Talent As He Follows In The Footsteps Of His Father The Legend.

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