He gave writing credit of “No Woman, No Cry” to his friend Vincent Ford so that Ford would be able to fund his Kingston soup kitchen
He gave writing credit of “No Woman, No Cry” to his friend Vincent Ford so that Ford would be able to fund his Kingston soup kitchen
He was born Nesta Robert Marley, but his mother switched his middle and first name around after an immigration official said Nesta sounded like a girl’s name
He was born Nesta Robert Marley, but his mother switched his middle and first name around after an immigration official said Nesta sounded like a girl’s name
Marley never won a Grammy until being honored with a posthumous Lifetime Achievement award in 2001
Marley never won a Grammy until being honored with a posthumous Lifetime Achievement award in 2001
Bob Marley discovered as a young child that he could read palms. His mother took it as a joke at first until some of the readings he did for neighbors and friends came true
Bob Marley discovered as a young child that he could read palms. His mother took it as a joke at first until some of the readings he did for neighbors and friends came true
He owned a BMW, not because he particularly cared about the brand, but liked that it had the initials of Bob Marley and the Wailers
He owned a BMW, not because he particularly cared about the brand, but liked that it had the initials of Bob Marley and the Wailers
He stands at 6’6" and plays right-handed, with a two-handed backhandHe was nicknamed “White Boy” because his father was a 50-year-old white British naval captain named Norval Sinclair Marley
He stands at 6’6" and plays right-handed, with a two-handed backhandHe was nicknamed “White Boy” because his father was a 50-year-old white British naval captain named Norval Sinclair Marley
After his death from cancer, he was laid to rest in Jamaica with a soccer ball, a bit of marijuana, a bible, and a ring given to him by the Crown Prince of Ethiopia
After his death from cancer, he was laid to rest in Jamaica with a soccer ball, a bit of marijuana, a bible, and a ring given to him by the Crown Prince of Ethiopia
As a child, he was teased for his mixed-race origins and called “half caste” or “German boy.” At first, it bothered him, but he later said it helped shape him into the man he was
As a child, he was teased for his mixed-race origins and called “half caste” or “German boy.” At first, it bothered him, but he later said it helped shape him into the man he was
After a 1977 soccer injury, doctors discovered melanoma in his toe and one doctor recommended amputation but Marley refused because of religious reasons, and because it would hinder his ability to dance and play soccer
After a 1977 soccer injury, doctors discovered melanoma in his toe and one doctor recommended amputation but Marley refused because of religious reasons, and because it would hinder his ability to dance and play soccer
His lasting legacy has helped to spawn the birth of the marijuana brand, Marley Natural
His lasting legacy has helped to spawn the birth of the marijuana brand, Marley Natural