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«Capelton is regarded by many critics as a major musical figure, the heir to the legacy of Bob Marley. He is also one of the leaders of a new wave of fundamentalist burn-again Rastafarianism, Bobo Dread - known as "the Jamaican Taliban" to their detractors - that is sweeping the island. While Marley's militancy was softened by a mellow ganja vibe, Capelton's concerts are more like religious revivalist meetings with fans holding hundreds of burning aerosol cans in the air.Yes, the old "jihad al-akbar" ploy, as I call it. That is, when someone says "Hey, don't you think it's a bit much saying you should run around with a machine gun killing everyone in sight, as you said?", you say "little grasshopper, when I said to run around with a machine gun killing everyone in sight, shooting everyone in the face, as you scream like like a banshee, it was a metaphor, and really means that you should sit serenely and peacefully in a corner and meditate on how you can make yourself a better person. I am quite taken aback that you misconstrued what I said!"Capelton insists the fires he sings about throwing gay men into are metaphorical allusions to cleansing and purity. "Is not really a physical fire. Is really a spiritual fire, and a wordical fire, and a musical fire," he said. "But people get it on the wrong term. People get confused ... We come to burn for injustice and inequality and kill indignity and exploitation."»
