Ziggy Marley sits down with Billboard at his favorite vegan spot, Crossroads Kitchen in L.A., for a real conversation about his new album, Brightside. He discusses how he got into the making of the album, why he recorded entirely in 432 Hz, and how a song about his legendary father, Bob Marley, found its way onto the project. Ziggy opens up about navigating a heavy world while choosing to stay on the bright side, his thoughts on racism and leadership, and why he thinks women should run every country on Earth.
Ziggy Marley: Let women take leadership. Let women be the leader of every country on Earth. I don’t see any other way.
Tetris Kelly: But you’re so right — the truth is right there.
We have some serious things to talk about still, but it doesn’t matter, we’re still living on the bright side, you know?
Ziggy, my friend!
My man, my man. Bless, yes.
It is so good to see you again.
Blessings.
Thank you. So where have you brought me to?
Crossroads Vegan.
All right.
Vegan food.
Let’s eat this. Let’s do it. Ziggy, thanks for bringing me here, because I’ve heard this is your spot. So tell me, why Crossroads? What do you love about this place?
When you’re feeling that vegan mood, like, you know, you want some real food, good food, light food, this is where I would come. This is the only place I know.
How long have you been vegan? Has this been, like, a long time?
No, I’m a vegan part-time.
Ah, part-time? When you think about it. When you want to be healthy.
No, I’m healthy all the time. But I’m vegan part-time. Sometime, ’cause sometime you really have to change up what’s going on inside of your body. And vegan is the most natural way for you to do it. We were really meant for it. A vegetarian diet.
So I gotta take that from you now. I’m gonna be like, “I’m part-time vegan.”
Yeah, you gotta be.
That’s a nice way to put it. Now let’s talk about this new music, man — Brightside. I love that you’re putting the album out on Record Store Day, and performing, and then also doing the digital release later. Why was that important to you?
Well, I have an affinity to how I saw music being made when I was younger, from my father’s days and his generation. I grew up around that. I grew up around seeing records being manufactured — vinyl from the conception to the final product. That process, and the quality and the discipline that is behind it.
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