Art & Creativity Quote by Dennis Brown

Dennis Brown isn’t reaching for eloquence here; he’s staking a claim. The slightly clunky phrasing (“more wider scope”) is part of the point: this is an artist insisting that breadth matters more than polish, that authority in music comes from listening hard and listening widely. In a genre ecosystem where authenticity can get policed like a border, “scope” becomes a quiet flex. He’s not just saying he likes different sounds. He’s positioning himself as someone whose ear travels, whose standards are self-defined, whose influences can’t be boxed into one tempo, one rhythm, one orthodoxy.

The subtext is a rebuttal to pigeonholing. Brown is often treated as reggae royalty, but that coronation can also shrink an artist into a symbol. By foregrounding “taste,” he shifts the conversation from image to discernment. Taste implies curation, judgment, a practiced sensitivity to what works and why. It’s also a subtle defense against the idea that popular success equals simplicity: he’s arguing that accessibility doesn’t cancel sophistication, that you can make music for the people without having a narrow palate.

Contextually, this reads like a veteran’s self-portrait from an era when Jamaican music was constantly in dialogue with American soul, R&B, gospel, and later global pop currents. Brown’s intent is to be heard not as a genre specimen but as a musician-musician: someone with range, reference points, and the confidence to evolve without asking permission.