"Our concept of when someone cross over — we don't say they "pass away", we say "cross over", they just go to the other side of existence, there's no such thing as death — and then they go out there and they vibrate for however many days before they go to a higher height. But Toots, the way Toots lived his life, I'm sure his soul got to move on. The soul can reincarnate from 24 to 24,000 times, it depends how you lived your life. But with Toots, I can't see Toots coming back to this planet. He's evolved. He's completed his task that he has to do on this planet. His spirit will always be resonating with us … His soul will always be resonating with us and the people who loved his music."
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Eulogizing Toots Hibbert, in "Jimmy Cliff Remembers Toots Hibbert: 'What a Soul, What a Personality'" by Daniel Kreps,Rolling Stone (12 September 2020); also in "Jimmy Cliff, 'The Harder They Come' Reggae Giant, Dead at 81" by Daniel Kreps Rolling Stone (24 November 2025)
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Jimmy Cliff
James Chambers (30 July 1944 – 24 November 2025), known professionally as Jimmy Cliff, was a Jamaican ska, rocksteady, reggae and soul musician.
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