Desmond Dekker Quotes

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. 
Desmond Dekker 

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. 
Desmond Dekker 

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. 
Desmond Dekker 

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. 
Desmond Dekker 

I was born in St. Andrew's and raised in Kingston then I attended the Alpha Boy's school. 
Desmond Dekker 

So, after school, I needed to learn a trade and started to work as a tailor. 
Desmond Dekker 

The Four Aces asked me if I'd like to sing with them as they didn't really have a lead singer. 
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Then my mother was taken ill and died and my father took me to St. Mary's. 
Desmond Dekker 

Things will get better if you just hold out long enough. 
Desmond Dekker 

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. 
Desmond Dekker