I moved from place to place when I was young.
I was born in Betong, Yala province, then moved to Songkhla, Petchburi, then came to study at a high-school in Bangkok.

When I was a teenager, I used to run away from home for months at a time to be with friends who sometimes lived in slums. I still can’t answer why I did that. Maybe I just wanted to explore the world. Luckily my grandmother taught me well so I didn’t become a drug-addict.

I grew up in the electronic era of the 80s. The Police [the band] inspired me to get into music. I am really open to any kind of musical style and I’ve produced a lot of other artists, such as Paradox.

I don’t like day jobs, so I leaned towards being a musician at night.

I got work by moving around. I travelled to all the tourist spots, from Khaosan Road to Koh Samui.

I formed T-Bone, to play blues or soul music at pubs. But they didn’t allow Thais to play as their customers were foreigners.

We switched to reggae after I played some Bob Marley songs. I liked it right away, it felt right for me and the band have never played anything else since.

One day, I felt ashamed singing other people’s songs. I thought “Why do we have to sing these songs that aren’t related to us?” It’s not original.

We decided to only play our own music. If a venue doesn’t allow us to play our songs, we don’t play. We also refused to do requests. Finally, places like Saxophone and Bluemoon let us play and the days we performed attracted the most people.

I don’t copy lyrics from other songs to compose my music like some other composers. That disgusts me. I always produce songs from my own material, based on an incident or a random quote.

I am not a music machine. I can’t create music when others want me to. I will work when I feel it is right. I’m always turning down big money because of this.

It took seven years to release our new album, Bone in Da House. I spent most of that time meeting new people. I was lucky enough to meet world famous reggae artists like Little Roy and Prince Fatty.

Music is my destiny. It shapes my life. Without it, I wouldn’t have had the chance to meet these people.

Thai producers don’t specialize. They can do all kinds of music but they don’t focus on one category, like reggae. It is a problem if we ever want to create music to international standards.

I am proud to be the best reggae producer in Thailand.

We will never play reggae as well as Jamaican people. It’s not our roots. We didn’t grow up there, so the best thing we can do is just be ourselves.

I don’t want to go to Jamaica. Friends have warned me that it has changed a lot, especially the high crime rate. Also, I already met all the Jamaican artists I admire.

It took 20 years, but T-Bone finally made reggae happen in Thailand, it’s really getting popular now.

I don’t like to play big events. Small gigs have more energy. But I do like to go to an international event like Glastonbury or even a small gig in Chennai, India. That one really impressed me. Indians really dance like they do in Indian movies! We had so much fun there.

The music industry sometimes makes me lose inspiration. Making music these days is easy, you just make it in a room. There are fewer and fewer musicians who can play live.

One day live music will be like likay, [a forgotten art] that no one wants to watch. Music will just be a game people play on their gadgets.

Technology makes musicians lose their identity. I am not against it, I also use it. But the new generation, you need to craft your work by hand. Then you will be in this business for a long time.

I love to make furniture at home. I always collect driftwood from the sea, as my house is right on the beach. I love the process of making it. It helps me get rid of any bad vibes and clear my brain before I get back to creating music.

I always buy stuff with cash. If you have debts, you will never have the freedom to work the way you like.

I don’t like to be too famous. It’s hard to live like that, I just want to be a normal person who can walk on the street. It’s funny, I’m always stopped by police or security guards at airports or gigs. They don’t know me and I love that.

My dream is to continue playing reggae until my 60s or 70s. I want to become a music legend.

 Special thanks to:  Molly Malone's Irish Pub