![]() ![]() I never saw him lose his composure, and I wanted to emulate him and sing like him,” he continued. I remember I hurried and run to the shop and get room temperature water, and when he received it, I felt great compassion. He was leaning his elbow on the wall, and I kept asking if he needed water. Imagine me in my 20s seeing this icon in studio. Oh God… when I Dennis Brown was another humbling occasion. “It’s a lot of people that have been influential to the man and musician that I am and have become. I see myself as a philosopher, and that man was a philosopher,” Luciano expressed. ![]() I listened to Bob Andy’s music, but it is when I got to meet him, that I realised how great the man is and how alike we were. Many of them have passed away, but they are still inspiring me and others. “Growing up in the countryside, I never thought I’d get to meet some of the greatest musicians who have achieved great heights, and not only singers is humbling. He holds the likes of Bob Andy, Dennis Brown, Admiral Tibet, Bob Marley, Toots Hibbert, Robbie Lyn, Jacob Miller, Sugar Minott, Beres Hammond, Sly and Robbie, and Dean Fraser in high regards. The 57-year-old entertainer’s open reflection on the past is a window into the lives of other musical icons. It has made me consider going back into the upholstery and furniture-making business.” And just the other day, I bought settee and it buss out – people not doing anything out of love or spending enough time on their creations. “Up to this day, a bredrin of mine that I made a loveseat told me them still have it. I worked with Campbell’s Upholstery on Law Street in downtown Kingston and then moved on to Masters Upholstery which was at the LOJ Complex on Norman Road,” he shared. “Before I entered the music fraternity, I was working my way up the professional ladder as an upholsterer. ![]() Sign up for The Gleaner’s morning and evening newsletters. ![]()
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