So Much Things to Say
The Oral History of Bob Marley

The best book I have read on Marley so far. It amazed me how little or no money so many Jamaican musicians received for their labors, and the chicanery of Coxson Dodd and Lee Perry (both giants in the history of music in Jamaica) are beyond words. And the lack of copyright laws in Jamaica at the tim......more

Some of Bob’s lyrics arise from the centuries of oppression, “Britain’s rule of Jamaica was the longest colonial rule in history, almost four hundred years.” ‘Get Up Stand Up’ was written by Bob with Esther Anderson, Ester said he was trying to teach Bob “how to be a rebel” and they were watching Br......more

I appreciate the book and story but it just felt like it was like a bunch of quotes, I didn’t like that. That was distracting me very much. I’m glad I consumed this via audio.......more

I am such a Bob Marley fan - I love to listen to his music and read all about him. An interesting book with lots of background details from the artists and producers who worked with him. Perhaps too much detail and repetition. I think the book would have been better if it was shorter. I never realiz......more