Machel Montano is undisputedly the king of soca. He is a man of knowledge, good vibes and a leader in soca. Here’s some of our favorite quotes from the King himself.
10. “Everything you do must be rich in heritage and rich in potential for the future”
9. “Education is just to help you understand people and that is the most important thing we are here for. We’re here on the earth to understand people and to deal with people. When you can’t communicate, there’s a total breakdown.”
8. “The more you put out will always come back to you. The more energy I put out…is the more energy I transferring to my crowd…onto my people…onto my fans…and in turn…a boomerang effect and it come right back to me.”
7. “During a performance, once you please di ladies, di fellas behind will be pleased too.”
6. “Mix tradition, which is the past, with the future, which is technology, and bring it into the present moment.”
5. “Soca is a unity music a unifying music you know it’s a soundtrack of carnival today you know we call it the sound of the Caribbean or the sound of carnival.”
4. “My dream for soca is to be shared with the world. Soca was created through unity, so Soca is love. People feel love…people share love…they go home and make love.”
3. “The philosophy behind carnival has to be …part of the education…part of the sharing. What playing mas is, what playing J’ouvert is what puttin’ on the king and queen costume is about but we want to embrace all cultures.”
2. “Life is everlasting and it’s an infinite stairway to heaven…the only thing constant is change.”
1. “They teach us that you have to succeed or that you have to beat the other radio station, or that you have to beat the other artist but really and truly we hardly spend time focusing on how much cooperation works more than competition.”
