W. W. Norton & Company So Much Things to Say: The Oral History of Bob Marley

Roger Stephens has done a great job with this book. Amazing to hear the details and different points of view, really loved learning so much more about the assassination attempt. A great way to learn more about Bob

Love Bob, such an amazing read and learned some new facts.

There is no one better to offer a retrospective of the life of Nesta Robert Marley than Mr. Roger Steffens. For years he has been archiving everything he can find related to an artist the world has come to love and appreciate almost as much as Roger does. It is that respect and love that comes across in the pages of this book as he reveals a more complete picture of Bob Marley's life than we have ever had before. This is not a book about celebrating Bob's greatness - it is a book about really getting to know the guy. Roger talks with most every important person in Bob's life to find out their impressions of Bob. Mr Steffens paints a vivid and shimmering picture for us of how this country youth from Jamaica who apparently was not much of a singer or musician in his early years would grow to become one of the best known and loved musical and cultural personalities on the planet. The fact that Roger Steffens is a Brooklyn born, middle class white American just adds to the significance of the story he tells. This story really has little to do with race or separateness - it is about the triumph of One Love Inity. I believe Robert Marley captivated Mr. Steffens for the same reason he continues to attract the attention of the world - Marley's mission was not about fame and fortune in the music industry - it was about freedom and human dignity and hope. I have not yet finished the book and I really don't want it to end too soon. It is a fascinating read and it does so much more than chronicle a man's life - it captures the Spirit of his mission to just be Bob and be a force of love, hope and redemption in the world for all time. Thank you Bob and Roger for being such strong voices adding love, joy and hope to our world.

Ich hatte schon mehrere Bücher über Bob Marley und die Wailers gelesen. Daher kann ich behaupten: Man erfährt man hier etliches, was man vorher nirgends erfuhr. Das Buch ist in einem lockeren Ton und mit viel Atmosphäre geschrieben. Der Autor ist Fan und schafft es trotzdem, Plattitüden zu vermeiden. Für Fans ist das Buch Pflichtlektüre. Das jamaikanische Pidginenglisch von Bob Marley sollte man laut lesen, wenn man Verständnisprobleme hat.

You need to be a Bob Marley fan to understand his life and what he wanted for the world, peace, love, unity for the world, a good man died too young, fighting for the rights of the people, worldwide