In a release to the media Roxwayne said that he and his manager are extremely pleased that Love Alone is doing so well on the charts. "This is my first officially released song and I am very happy that it has hit the top ten and my manager Mr. Alexander is also very happy. We put a lot of hard work into the production and the promotion of the song and it's paying off, so we have to give thanks," said Roxwayne.
Roxwayne was born Cornelius Messam in the district of Fairburn, Clarendon. Located in Jamaica’s central region, Clarendon is where reggae greats like Toots Hibbert, Derrick Morgan, Freddie McGregor, Morgan Heritage patriarch Denroy Morgan and Barrington Levy were born.
Like Toots, Roxwayne’s first taste of music came in the church where his family had strong ties to the Church of God and Methodist denominations. Though he sang on the choir, he was struck by the secular sounds of Bob Marley, Dennis Brown and Garnet Silk during his teen years.
The roots message of those artistes also transformed young Cornelius Messam’s beliefs and he converted to Rastafari which has become the focus of his music. In the 1990s, Garnet Silk led a roots revival out of central Jamaica that included Clarendon-born singers Everton Blender and Uton Greene.
Roxwayne is currently in the studios working on his soon to released debut album. He is also getting ready to drop a new single titled Hungry Days.
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