What effect will a channel like Tempo have on Jamaican music?
It’s something visual. We live in an age of audio-visuals. It will open some doors for artists to get their works seen and heard. I’ve been all over the Caribbean. Everyone has their own taste. It’s going to be such a great table to eat from, because everyone — Barbados, Trinidad, Cuba or Puerto Rico – has their own flavor. What do you think of the reggaeton sound? That’s quite a creative way to put all of that kind of thing together, and I appreciate it. I am an innovator myself, and I like innovative people. When you started out, did you believe reggae was capable of that kind of evolution? I didn’t know that it would take on that form. Reggae is one form we created and established worldwide, as much as America created jazz and rock ‘n’ roll and established it worldwide. The difference is that reggae keeps evolving. It is like clay. You can put a little water in and say, “Oh, let’s put it in this form. Let’s put it in another form.” It can keep evolving, and still maintain its origi
