Today, May 11, 2011, is the 30 year anniversary of the death of a Jamaican musician credited as a legend of Jamaican and a spreader of the Rastafari movement, a religious "way of life" that is centered on the belief that Jamaica's former emperor, Haile Selassie I, is the second reincarnation of Jesus Christ.
Nesta Robert "Bob" Marley was born on February 6, 1945 and died of cancer on May 11, 1981 in Miami while switching planes to fly back to Jamaica. Marley was diagnosed with acral lentiginous melanoma, a form of malignant melanoma, and died eight months after his diagnosis. He is survived by at least 11 children from multiple women, including his wife.
Marley's most well-known music hits were "I Shot the Sheriff", "No Woman, No Cry", "Could You Be Loved", "Stir It Up", "Jamming", "Redemption Song", and "One Love". Much of his music reflected his religious beliefs and viewpoints.
Marley's final words to his son Ziggy before his death were, "Money can't buy life". He was buried a week later in Jamaica with his red Gibson Les Paul guitar.
Jamaican Prime Minister Edward Seaga delivered the final funeral to Marley: "His voice was an omnipresent cry in our electronic world. His sharp features, majestic looks, and prancing style a vivid etching on the landscape of our minds. Bob Marley was never seen. He was an experience which left an indelible imprint with each encounter. Such a man cannot be erased from the mind. He is part of the collective consciousness of the nation."
Nesta Robert "Bob" Marley was born on February 6, 1945 and died of cancer on May 11, 1981 in Miami while switching planes to fly back to Jamaica. Marley was diagnosed with acral lentiginous melanoma, a form of malignant melanoma, and died eight months after his diagnosis. He is survived by at least 11 children from multiple women, including his wife.
Marley's most well-known music hits were "I Shot the Sheriff", "No Woman, No Cry", "Could You Be Loved", "Stir It Up", "Jamming", "Redemption Song", and "One Love". Much of his music reflected his religious beliefs and viewpoints.
Marley's final words to his son Ziggy before his death were, "Money can't buy life". He was buried a week later in Jamaica with his red Gibson Les Paul guitar.
Jamaican Prime Minister Edward Seaga delivered the final funeral to Marley: "His voice was an omnipresent cry in our electronic world. His sharp features, majestic looks, and prancing style a vivid etching on the landscape of our minds. Bob Marley was never seen. He was an experience which left an indelible imprint with each encounter. Such a man cannot be erased from the mind. He is part of the collective consciousness of the nation."
