Ziggy Marley gets in some 'Family Time'

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What are you listening to?

My ears is open to all kinds of stuff. I work sometimes with friends who are a rock-and-roll kind of thing -- but lots of kids' music going on in the house. Father's stuff, my stuff. My collection is very big: Marvin Gaye and Sam Cooke, African music, jazz, blues.

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Did 40 take you by surprise?

Oh no, man! I don't know what it means. I guess it means something to more people but it don't mean anything to me. Whatever. I just continue to be the same person when I was a 5-year-old. The sense of me remains the same.

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You're exceptionally mellow.

Yeah, yeah, yeah! Ha ha. We learn. That is one of the best ways to be: levelheaded. I think life works best in that way, where it doesn't matter what comes at you, it doesn't really -- yeah. I'm still mellow.

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When was the last time you had a big screaming fight with somebody?

My screaming fits are about five seconds. Cuz you know -- sometimes, well, I don't like fighting. Screaming, it's not me. I tried it before! Action is more my thing. Not talking. It's hard for me to have word fights, fighting with words. I'd rather just listen.

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Which sibling do you talk to the most?

A few! I talk to my sister more often than [my brother] Stephen.

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On Stephen's website, he is smoking a really enormous spliff on the front page.

That's Steve! That's him, you know.

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And so you're going on tour? The good news is that parents are desperate to have their kids entertained, so you're in luck!

Well, as long as people keep having children we'll be all right. And we'll have music for the children. We're always looking for something for all kids: music, good food, good toys to play with. Stuff that means something! I think parents today are looking for meaningful things for their kid. It's about feeding them something with meaning.

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