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we take care of. That is also part of my responsibility as the next generation. Allison: And your grandfather’s home at 56 Hope Road is now a museum. Skip: Yes, that is a museum now. It’s his home and a museum. If you haven’t gone, I would suggest it heavily when you are in Jamaica, to visit Hope Road. Allison: My son is half Jamaican, so I want to take him there. Skip: Really? Allison: Yes. Skip: Nice, well, it would be perfect for him then. Allison: What do you want people to know about the island of Jamaica? Skip: It’s a very spiritual place with loving people. A very beautiful place. Nowhere else feels like Jamaica. The people speak for it and the music speaks for it. You can see how the world gravitates towards it, because there is an energy there. It’s almost like a spirit that just moves you. That is what I would say about Jamaica, when my grandma (Rita Marley) was there. It’s like a connection for me, personally. Allison: Are you close with your grandmother? Skip: Yeah mon, very close with my grandmother. From her I learned that when all odds are against you, don’t give up. When the whole world turns against you, my grandmother never gave up. My grandmother built Tuff Gong to where it is now, and my grandfather’s [legacy] to where it is now, and her humanitarian efforts as well. She’s also a doctor, Doctor Alpharita Marley, so I have a lot to aspire to and a lot to look up to. She took on the world. And my mother, they are both my examples in that sense, of the work ethic and discipline, and selflessness. It is rare now-a-days, but selflessness is very important. Allison: And how have they shaped how you view and relate to woman? Skip: Everything. And the way I carry myself. Allison: This year you are embarking on your first solo headlining tour. Why 2022, and how do you feel about it? Skip: I feel great, and I feel excited. Why 2022? Why not (laugh)? I was already supposed to tour two years ago, so now it has been a long time coming. I’m looking forward to taking the message to the people and the music on the road. Allison: Do you have anybody opening for you? Skip: I’m still figuring that out. Allison: So, there is a job opening for somebody out there (laugh). Skip: Somebody, yes (laugh). Allison: Your accent and your energy… I feel like my blood pressure is lowering as I sit with you and speak to you. Skip: That’s a good thing. Love is the key. Allison: Yes, I can’t be a typical high strung American around you. Skip: You just have to be what you are. Allison: The tour is called Change. Tell me about that. Skip: We have to make a change in this world so we can see it’s not impossible. You’re free to do whatever you want and free to be whoever you want to be. The whole concept of the album Change, and the name of the tour, is because people are always waiting on things to change, when people can be the change they want to see. Allison: Are you a spiritual guy? Skip: For sure, I think I’m spiritual, naturally. I feel like it has a lot to do with my family, even to when I was growing up. I used to go study my grandfather a lot, so that opened up my mind from a young age and was so