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Quote by Bob Marley

“They say life is a stream, that will find its' course.”

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Bob Marley, born on February 6, 1945 and died on May 11, 1981, was a renowned singer from Jamaica. His music combined reggae, rock, and soul, making him a representative figure of reggae music. Marley's works were filled with the pursuit of peace, love, and justice, influencing countless people around the world. more

“For a man like Bob Marley, life and Jah were one and the same. Marley saw Jah as being the gift of existence; that is, he believed that he, Bob Marley, was in some way eternal, and that he would never be duplicated. He believed that the singularity of every man and woman is Jah's gift. What we struggle to make of it is our sole gift to Jah. He believed the process of that struggle becomes, in time, the truth.”

Life Meaning Bob Marley Rastafari

Book:Catch a Fire: The Life of Bob Marley

Source: Catch a Fire: The Life of Bob Marley

“He was lost in that: not being able to have anyone to say, “It’s not your fault, or that there’s nothing wrong in being like you are.” But that was the atmosphere he came up in that Trench Town environment where everybody is rough. He had to show them that although he didn’t know his father, at least he knew there was a God and he knew what he was feeling. ‘Bob had to put up with a lot of resistance. If he wasn’t that strong in himself he wouldn’t be what he became. He would be downtrodden and seen as another half-caste who would never make it.”

Resilience Believing In Yourself Bob Marley

Book:Bob Marley: The Untold Story

Source: Bob Marley: The Untold Story

“Bob Marley gave Reggae music new meaning. The super-talented Jamaican singer did not just sing; he chanted. Highly spiritual, his music has cadences of subterranean intrigues wholesome for the human psyche. He loved mankind and stood for the oppressed. Bob has been dead now for many years, but his good music lives right on.”

Bob Marley

Author:Nkwachukwu Ogbuagu

“Bob Marley gave Reggae music new meaning. The super-talented Jamaican singer did not just sing; he chanted with the eloquence of a queenly lark. Highly spiritual, his music has cadences of subterranean intrigues. A legend of our time, Bob loved mankind and stood for the oppressed. I’ve never for once stopped viewing him as an ambassador of freedom. He really was.”