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So Much Things to Say Roger Steffens

So Much Things to Say By Roger Steffens

So Much Things to Say by Roger Steffens


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The worlds leading reggae scholar spent forty years interviewing Bob Marley and his closest confidants. This is the definitive telling of Bob Marleys life.

So Much Things to Say Summary

So Much Things to Say: The Oral History of Bob Marley by Roger Steffens

Roger Steffens toured with Bob Marley for two weeks of his final tour of California in 1979 and the music icon was the first guest of Steffens award-winning radio show. In So Much Things To Say, Steffens draws on a lifetime of scholarship to tell the story of Marleys childhood abandonment, his formative years in Trench Town, his seemingly meteoric rise to international fame and his tragic death at 36. Weaving together the voices of Rita Marley, Peter Tosh and Bunny Waileras well as band members, family and friendsSteffens reveals extraordinary new details, dispels myths and highlights the most dramatic elements of Marleys life; his psychic abilities and his overriding commitment to the peace and love message of Rastafari. This landmark work will reshape our understanding of this legendary performer.

So Much Things to Say Reviews

"If Bob Marley is Jesus in these times, Roger Steffens is Peter." -- Carlos Santana
"... absorbing oral history... So Much Things to Say is a major work that helps us better understand Marley's tragic yet inspirational tale." -- Mojo
"... absorbing "oral history"... So Much Things to Say is a fitting tribute to the tumultuous life and complex character of the countrys favourite son." -- The Observer
"So Much Things to Say, an 'oral' account of Marley's life and times, amounts to an absorbing alternative biography." -- The Spectator
"Steffens identifies many more pieces of the man than have ever before been put together in one book." -- The Guardian

About Roger Steffens

Roger Steffens is the worlds leading reggae historian, and former co-host of the award-winning radio program Reggae Beat. His programs on Marleys life have been presented at the Smithsonian and the Library of Congress, among other venues. He lives in Los Angeles, California.

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NGR9780393058451
9780393058451
039305845X
So Much Things to Say: The Oral History of Bob Marley by Roger Steffens
New
Hardback
WW Norton & Co
2017-08-22
464
N/A
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