The Third Superstar of the World
Bob Marley is considered to be the third superstar of the world, following Elvis Presley and Michael Jackson. His way of life is present in his songs. See more for yourself from this article.
One is declared to be a music superstar when his music reaches the four corners of the world, when his message has universal understanding and when he becomes the best representation of a specific genre of music. To all these characteristics, some pragmatic ones are added, such as best sold music albums or the maximum number of tickets sold to a concert. Unbelievable to some, Bob Marley has become the third superstar of the world, following Elvis Presley and Michael Jackson.
Nesta Robert "Bob" Marley was born in the 6th of February 1945 in Jamaica and he grew up in the violent Kingston suburb. Being a little boy he felt the attraction to music and he decided to focus his entire life around this matter. This is the reason why he abandoned school when he was fourteen. He firstly began writing and composing music on the "ska rhythm", which was the kind of music promoted by that time in Jamaica. Later he switched his interest towards reggae music, which was softer than ska rhythms. His career began to flourish when he began to sing with The Wailers. They were the first reggae singers who signed for big discography houses, such as "the Island".
His music sang throughout Jamaica, all over the United States and then all over the world. He began to sustain concerts in North America, as well as in Europe and Africa. He had to move out from Kingston when a politic party attempted oh his life. This happened because he was sustaining the rival party. After this, he moved to the United States and returned to Kingston only in the 1980, to perform a reconciliation concert and then in 11th May 1980, when he dies. He was buried in his homeland Jamaica and his music was sung on the amplifiers during the burial process. His songs, such as "Forever Loving Jah", "I shot The Sheriff", "One Love", and "Redemption Song" could never be forgotten, and they are listened to all over the world.
Moreover, Bob Marley's philosophy of live had a great influence on his songs. His lyrics were not written in order to make commercial music, but they were written to take forward the message the singer wanted to give to the whole world. One of the themes of his songs came from the Rastafarian movement.
The Rastafarians were deeply religious and they believed in the God called Jah, and in His son, Jesus Christ. Their religion has some similarities with Christianity, but the striking and totally contradicting the Bible difference comes from the fact that Rastafarians believed Jesus was reincarnated again in the body of the Ethiopian black president, Selassie. This is why Bob is singing about the God who is walking on the streets, among people.
Another idea promoted by the Rastafarian movement is the holiness of Ethiopia which is the new Zion and the healing land. In his album, the Exodus, Bob Marley promotes the immigration from Jamaica, the Babylon, to Ethiopia. Furthermore, they unofficially promote marijuana, as being used in holy rituals but also in everyday life. The Rastafarians are known in the world by their long dreadlocks and beards and by the three colors which became their symbol: red, yellow and green.
Bob Marley also fought against politics, he was a revolutionary spirit. He equaled Jamaican politicians with corruption and he promoted the installation of a new order, led by Rastafarian believers. The critics say that Bob Marley is the voice of the third world, the voice of the poor people who cry out for justice.
Another consequence of Marley being a Rastafarian was the fact that he had lots of children, 13 being registered under his name with the adding that other sources believe he has more than 13. This movement was against contraception and the result can be seen in the large number of members of a family. More than that, they do not believe in monogamy and as a result, Bob had his 13 children from 5 different women.
Bob Marley followed his passion that started in childhood and left behind a musical legacy, colored by the religion he was brought up in, which doesn't embrace the Christ of Christianity. His talent and passion left behind songs that we all have heard without knowing much about the singer himself.
Nesta Robert "Bob" Marley was born in the 6th of February 1945 in Jamaica and he grew up in the violent Kingston suburb. Being a little boy he felt the attraction to music and he decided to focus his entire life around this matter. This is the reason why he abandoned school when he was fourteen. He firstly began writing and composing music on the "ska rhythm", which was the kind of music promoted by that time in Jamaica. Later he switched his interest towards reggae music, which was softer than ska rhythms. His career began to flourish when he began to sing with The Wailers. They were the first reggae singers who signed for big discography houses, such as "the Island".
His music sang throughout Jamaica, all over the United States and then all over the world. He began to sustain concerts in North America, as well as in Europe and Africa. He had to move out from Kingston when a politic party attempted oh his life. This happened because he was sustaining the rival party. After this, he moved to the United States and returned to Kingston only in the 1980, to perform a reconciliation concert and then in 11th May 1980, when he dies. He was buried in his homeland Jamaica and his music was sung on the amplifiers during the burial process. His songs, such as "Forever Loving Jah", "I shot The Sheriff", "One Love", and "Redemption Song" could never be forgotten, and they are listened to all over the world.
Moreover, Bob Marley's philosophy of live had a great influence on his songs. His lyrics were not written in order to make commercial music, but they were written to take forward the message the singer wanted to give to the whole world. One of the themes of his songs came from the Rastafarian movement.
The Rastafarians were deeply religious and they believed in the God called Jah, and in His son, Jesus Christ. Their religion has some similarities with Christianity, but the striking and totally contradicting the Bible difference comes from the fact that Rastafarians believed Jesus was reincarnated again in the body of the Ethiopian black president, Selassie. This is why Bob is singing about the God who is walking on the streets, among people.
Another idea promoted by the Rastafarian movement is the holiness of Ethiopia which is the new Zion and the healing land. In his album, the Exodus, Bob Marley promotes the immigration from Jamaica, the Babylon, to Ethiopia. Furthermore, they unofficially promote marijuana, as being used in holy rituals but also in everyday life. The Rastafarians are known in the world by their long dreadlocks and beards and by the three colors which became their symbol: red, yellow and green.
Bob Marley also fought against politics, he was a revolutionary spirit. He equaled Jamaican politicians with corruption and he promoted the installation of a new order, led by Rastafarian believers. The critics say that Bob Marley is the voice of the third world, the voice of the poor people who cry out for justice.
Another consequence of Marley being a Rastafarian was the fact that he had lots of children, 13 being registered under his name with the adding that other sources believe he has more than 13. This movement was against contraception and the result can be seen in the large number of members of a family. More than that, they do not believe in monogamy and as a result, Bob had his 13 children from 5 different women.
Bob Marley followed his passion that started in childhood and left behind a musical legacy, colored by the religion he was brought up in, which doesn't embrace the Christ of Christianity. His talent and passion left behind songs that we all have heard without knowing much about the singer himself.
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