I am a leader. Leaders always get heat. They're always going against the grain. Jimi Hendrix got heat; Bob Marley got heat; Miles Davis got heat. Every great artist got heat. Heat means you're doing something right.

Their debut LP was Play the Game Right which was a very pop-oriented album earning Ziggy some derision from critics. 1). The Melody Makers as the group came to be known played occasionally for several years including at their father's funeral in 1981.

David Nesta "Ziggy" Marley (born 17 October 1968 Trenchtown Jamaica) is a Jamaican musician and leader of the band Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers.