And I was really saying that no matter how bad things are there is always a calm after a storm, so don't give up on things.
He's use certain musicians from different groups - a couple of guys from this group, some more from another. But he was very particular about getting the right sound for the artiste. For every singer he wanted a different style, so they'd play different for Derrick Morgan than they would, say, me.
I did that for a couple of years, but then I moved to Kingston where I started work as the Standard Engineering works - I used to love my work there.
I don't write about the same thing every time, everyday, different things are happening out there and if you take the time to look around, you can see that, then you can put it all together and tell the story.
I like to write songs about what's happening, what I see around me and what I hear. Everyday life. Someone may be talking to me and I may take it from that.
I was born in St. Andrew's and raised in Kingston then I attended the Alpha Boy's school.
I'd generally go back every once so often to record. I also did some vocals over here after the backing tracks were done in Jamaica.
Recently, I've been working on anew album of material, which should be out in the new Millennium. I'm not sure which song will be put out as a single, but I'm still hoping to get another record in the charts.
So, after school, I needed to learn a trade and started to work as a tailor.
Sometimes I'd hear things on other people's records and I say I wanted it on my records, but Leslie Kong said, no, it wasn't right and that it wasn't my style.
The Four Aces asked me if I'd like to sing with them as they didn't really have a lead singer.
Then my mother was taken ill and died and my father took me to St. Mary's.
Things will get better if you just hold out long enough.
Well, the interest was there from day one, when I was old enough to walk and talk. And over the years I just get to love it more.
Yes, I've been working with Trojan for some time now. They teamed me up with The Specials and asked me to do some old Ska songs. It was fun.
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