Tuesday, September 16, 2008

Interesting facts about Bob marley


  • Two days before a free concert in Jamaica bob was shot in his kitchen by an unknown gunman that was believe to be a politically motivated
  • In 1994 Bob Marley was inducted into The Rock and Roll hall of fame
  • Bob Marley last words to his son were " money cant buy life".
  • He was buried with a soccer ball, a Gibson Les Paul a bible
  • In 2001 we got a star on the Hollywood walk of fame
  • He was taught to play the guitar by Peter Tosh
  • He is considered by many to be the first superstar of the third world
  • He was once arrested for possession of drugs in London
  • Nobody actually knows where the word reggae came form
  • A Jamaican immigrant official told bob's mom that Nesta was girls name so he changed it to Robert Nesta Marley
  • When Bob found out that the reason he was still poor after being famous was because his manger had been stealing from he beat him to near death and then fired him
  • When Bob drove a BMW he thought the car stood for Bob Marley and the Wailers

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