Bob Marley left an indelible mark on modern music, both as a reggae pioneer and an enduring cultural icon. This classic biography chronicles his life, career, and the milieu that shaped his spiritual and political beliefs. This fourth edition contains a wealth of new material, offering fascinating inside information about the reggae music business, the dramatic rise of Marley's musical offspring, a sweeping social history of modern Jamaica and the Rastafarian religion, and more. It also chronicles the ongoing controversy ...
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Bob Marley left an indelible mark on modern music, both as a reggae pioneer and an enduring cultural icon. This classic biography chronicles his life, career, and the milieu that shaped his spiritual and political beliefs. This fourth edition contains a wealth of new material, offering fascinating inside information about the reggae music business, the dramatic rise of Marley's musical offspring, a sweeping social history of modern Jamaica and the Rastafarian religion, and more. It also chronicles the ongoing controversy over the possibility that Marley's remains might be exhumed from Nine Mile, Jamaica, and reburied in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, where hundreds of Rastafarians live.
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Nesta was an incredible person, loved and revered by all. Timothy White does well to capture the spirit and essence of the man we all know as Bob Marley. Chapter by chapter, White digs underneath the surface to bring to the world who Bob Marley was. He was incredibly influenced by countless other artists of the times, Sam Cooke, Fats Domino, etc. When readers get their hands on this biography, they will never want to put it down. To understand Nesta's music is one thing, but to understand the man behind it all is another thing. True Marley fans will want to read this, and novices to the reggae scene will also enjoy this captivating journey through Nesta's life.
MusicIsMyDaddy
Nov 8, 2007
Excellent, but...
This book is incredibly well researched, beautiful, compelling and amazing. Robert Nesta Marley's life story is laid out in an almost fictional manner, as the book reads like a novel rather than a biography. I have read this book over, over, over, and over again. The life of Bob Marley was incredibly complex and haunting, far deeper and more magical than his watered down, one dimensional image that has been bestowed upon him by frat boys and dull-eyed stoners countrywide. However, much of the writing falters, and the writer at times seems to a one-man Marley promotional machine, often belittling the other reggae artists of the time, and bemoaning the landscape of the island's music scene after the death of the book's subject. However, I have to stress this is an incredible book and a must-read for fans of Marley's music, and fans of rock, pop, or reggae music in general. An incredible story.
