The interview took place in London 5/4/2002 and was conducted by Andrew
McCafferty. In the interview Julian Marley talks about his upcoming second album,
which has been produced by STEPHEN MARLEY and will feature also his brother
DAMIAN MARLEY, who won the REGGAE GRAMMY this year. The album will be out
this summer.
INTERVIEW
[Andrew McCafferty] When can we expect your new album?
[Julian Marley] Well hopfully by the end of this summer, hope fully, yeah.
[Andrew McCafferty] The name is Systems?
[Julian Marley] No thats one of the tracks for the album. We are still working
on a name for the album.
[Andrew McCafferty] So you have not named the album yet.
[Julian Marley] No, not yet.
[Andrew McCafferty] Which label will release it ?
[Julian Marley] Its going to be Tuff Gong.
[Andrew McCafferty] Thats something to do with your own label?
[Julian Marley] Yes thats our own label.
[Andrew McCafferty] Who is producing of the album?
[Julian Marley] Well Stephen Marley is the producer ,we also produce me and
Damian.
[Andrew McCafferty] So you and Damian also produce ?
[Julian Marley] Yeah, well Steve is like the head you no what I mean, He is
like the captain.
[Andrew McCafferty] I know what you mean its a family thing!
[Julian Marley] Yea thats it thats right
[Andrew McCafferty] Do you have any guest appearances on the album?
[Julian Marley] Not yet.
[Andrew McCafferty] Do you plan to have any guests on it?
[Julian Marley] Maybe Junior Gong , I don’t know we got a lot of musician
friends that might be, but not yet.
[Andrew McCafferty] Maybe with Busta Rhymes? Your performance (Rastaman
Chant) with Busta at the 1999 Marley Tribute-did you enjoy it? Was it a
good time?
[Julian Marley] Yea it was a good time you know and well, we know him
also before that and it was just normal getting together and jamming one of
the songs he also knows, also do you know what i mean, because he was born in
Jamaica.
[Andrew McCafferty] He was born in Jamaica?
[Julian Marley] Yea, so he know the song too.
[Andrew McCafferty] Will it be more rootsy like your debut album, we are
talking about your new album, or is it going to be like Damians one
which is a bit hiphop orientated?
[Julian Marley] Well its got some sounds of both worlds. Its got some hiphop
also some of the original authentic music, Reggae, it also has a bit like
Jazz and Blues.
[Andrew McCafferty] So what kind of Blues do you like?
[Julian Marley] Well Blues,I like some old guys, some sam cook.
[Andrew McCafferty] You like Fats Domino?
[Julian Marley] Yea just getting into some of his music, Nat King Cole deep
guys.
[Andrew McCafferty] Could you tell us some details about the songs on
the album?
[Julian Marley] A lot of songs on the album, well I mean each song is dealing
with the the spiritual ,each song is a spiritual song, you know what i mean.
The first album is more talking like street whats happening on the street
this one is more about the spirit and judgement. So we have a song like
SYSTEM which speaks about the system that was made to rule and to
divide, you know what i mean, to fool you. we songs like FATHERS PLACE,which is
speaking of heaven, zion, so come with me to my fathers place were we
can be in unity. So lot of deep songs.
[Andrew McCafferty] Actually deep like the words are deep?
[Julian Marley] Yeah, each song is personal for each.
[Andrew McCafferty] You open for Damian on the Halfway Tree tour in 2001. Did
you perform any of the new songs there?
[Julian Marley] Yea, we performed one or two,we performed BUILD TOGETHER, we
performed SYSTEMS thats probably it from the new.
[Andrew McCafferty] Yes, and what did you think was the reactions ?
[Julian Marley] Well we got a lot good reaction, reaching people waiting
to hear new music and when they hear it well.
[Andrew McCafferty] Did you find that when you bring new music out it
take them a lot time to get use to it?
[Julian Marley] Well if they have a CD they get use to it.
[Andrew McCafferty] Could you give use a short sample of a song like “Systems”
or something right ok for all those that were not able to see the tour last year?
[Julian Marley sings] Working for the system year saying you cant earn
no living and unemployment who the sky scrapers keep rising whats the use
we wait no more oh no cos rastafari the law ,saying don’t you know that
systems were made to rule systems were made to divide and to rule systems were
made to rule.
[Andrew McCafferty] Year thats magic and do you have any plans for a
tour?
[Julian Marley] Well, we're waiting for the album first you know.
[END]
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