First I would like to say thanks to all the people in the record industry that nominated Our Music. I am very surprised that I am a nominee for this Grammy since there is so much hype music going around. I am truly humbled by this nomination. Give thanks.
I would also like to give a special Big Up to Sinead O'Connor for embracing roots music. This is a very brave woman to go on stage to sing Burning Spear and other roots music. Sinead has done something that no Jamaican artist has done. She remember Burning Spear music. Respect Sinead for making Our Music Everyone Music.
I have released the song Music Business on I man website. I wanted to share this song with all the People Of The World. In the reggae side of the music there is so much things going on. Everyone rushing to reach the top. They don't care who they have to drop.
I will now take a title from one of Sinead album cover. I do not want what I haven't got. So all you vampire throw down your arms and come.
This Music is Our Music. I man have paid my dues in this business. When I say I never bent down low this means I man never surrender to anyone or stoop to anyone standard. I never try to pose, I never show off, I just follow my nose. So all the Mr and Mrs Poem of this business the skeleton is in your closets waiting to drop out.
Some speak with there mouth behind your back, I man speak with music. Music is what I have so music is what I give. As we all enter into another year let us forget about the past and move on in a positive direction.
I would like to thank all of The People Of The World for supporting Burning Spear music. Jah Jah send each and everyone of you. May the creator bring each and everyone of you much joy as you all have brought I man.
The question everyone is asking I man, Do I think I will win the Grammy? The answer is no I will not win the Grammy, because the people of the world don't get to vote. I man is already a winner by just being nominated for this CD.
The creator put my name first on the list so I already number one. I man is the only reggae artist to be nominate so many times and only one win. I man is the small fish surrounded by many big fish.
So hold them Little Garvey, hold them. Show them we can get tough. O'Rastaman will never give up.
Happy New Year.
Spear.
