I see Rytical, I see Jahshii where he is quick off the top of his head, I-Octane, Queen Ifrica. I want to tell them to study the greats without a doubt. How do you feel about the newer artists and what advice do you have for them? Years after we said what’s the next challenge ? and that’s for every man to stay up on him own two feet. He wanted the world to see what he saw that night. I never forget we(Morgan Heritage) were in Europe and my father said one day we have to all work on solo albums. You all individually stood out, was that deliberate? My father wanted us to feel comfortable and it made the world of a difference to this day. That has been the model, we wanted to feel like we were at home in St. Anytime we tour it’s a family atmosphere. It was a Morgan Heritage tour, Our dad was our manager and he was like alright, your younger brothers are gonna be the opening act and your mother a come too. That tour was a documentary the Netherlands national Tv did on us in Europe. I remember seeing a documentary where you r father took everyone on tour and documented tour life, that was the first reggae tour we saw on TV. In 88′ my father bought two reggae albums which were the Franky Paul album and Admiral Bailey. I was listening to bands like Steele Pulse, Poison, edgy bands, Early Wailers. That was the first musical influence until I started to take music seriously. He had a song that sold eight million records back in 1981 called “I’ll do anything for you”. Well naturally my day job is Morgan Heritage, prior to that my first influence was my father rehearsing with the band called the Black Eagles. In this exclusive World Music Views interview we talk about his journey in to music, the Grammys and he gives advice to younger artists. His album Positive Vibration is nominated for Best Reggae album at the Grammy Awards scheduled for next week. He has three solo albums, his feature with India Irie Therapy, peaked at number 22 on the US R&B/ Hip Hop singles chart and the Adult contemporary chart. Gramps Morgan is the son of legendary reggae artiste Denroy Morgan, who recently passed away and member of Grammy Award-winning reggae band Morgan Heritage.
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