Rise up this morning to behold a bird making a nest on my door step. As I watch the bird go back and forth gathering the straw to make her nest to lay her egg it bring I man great joy to know that the bird choose I man house to make her nest. I man roots I will never want to forget. I will always remember the roads I travel doing the work of His Majesty.
The Creator have taken I man from the cellar of King Street to live on the beach of Garvey Lawn. He gave me music to travel the world and to spread his message. Sometime I ask His Majesty when I will be discharge from this duty. If I man question his wrong I ask His Majesty to forgive I man. From this work I have experience great joy and great pain. I know many of you have also experience the same thing I man have experience from your day to day life experiences.
I sometime have to ask why some people see reggae music as a means to hustle money. They don’t realize that reggae music is more that they think. And no matter what they do they cannot hurt reggae music. This music is the people music and carries no compromise. Are the legal hustler’s lives any better than I man life? Are they happy? I don’t think so.
Is Burning Spear happy? The answer is yes I man is very happy. I know at times I get upset about the way I am treated by the legal hustlers that are riding on my band wagon. But none the less I man is very happy. When you are a freeman you are a happy man. No record label or distribution label control I man destiny. I man destiny is controlled by His Majesty and this will remain so. So Jah said, and his work must be done.
Great respect must be given to all the People of the World that have support I man music for more than 35 years.
It give I man great pleasure to say I will finally be going to Kenya. To be on the soil of the Mother land is I man heart desire and I man comfort. I man vision finally come true. To hold my brother hand in hand and to hold my sister hand in hand. Burning Spear going home.
Benjamin I thank you for your kind words, I take your advice and will remain focus on the job I was put here for. And not to get drag down with evil ones. The big bully will tumble down. Burning Spear is here to stay. There is no question that Jah will not answer and no problem he will not solve. It might take time. Jah is slow but sure. I man put my trust in the Creator, not in man.
Awake people of the world Awake. Awake for the releasing of Burning Spear Experience May 6, 2007 Available in all independent stores. Coming straight from I man to you. Thanks to Think Indies. Support your independent stores. They are wonderful people behind these stores that love music. And understand the needs of artist.
Take me across to meet the holy man, and the holy man touch I man with his hand, and the spear appear in I man hand.
Keep the Spear Burning.
One Love Peace.
