Slide 2 12/9/2013 Camilla Quartullo 1 Slide 3 Early Life Nesta
Robert (Bob) Marley was born on February, 6 th 1945 in the farm of
his maternal grandfather in Nine Mile, Jamaica. Marley left Nine
Mile with his mother when he was 12 and moved to Trench Town,
Kingston. Here he lived with his childhood friend Bunny Wailer,
with whom he started to create and play music. 12/9/2013
CamillaQuartullo Camilla Quartullo2 Slide 4 Early Career 12/9/2013
CamillaQuartullo Camilla Quartullo3 Slide 5 The Formation of the
Band In 1974 Tosh and Livingstone left the Wailers to start solo
careers and so Marley formed the band Bob Marley and the Wailers
with his wife Rita as one of three backup singers called the
I-Trees. 12/9/2013 CamillaQuartullo Camilla Quartullo4 Slide 6 The
Melanoma In 1976, during a period of spiraling political violence
in Jamaica, an attempt was made on Marley's life. Marley left for
England, where he lived in self-exile for two years. In 1977 Marley
consulted with a doctor when a wound in his big toe would not heal.
More tests revealed malignant melanoma. He refused to have his toe
amputated as his doctors recommended, claiming it contradicted his
Rastafarian beliefs. Others, however, claim that the main reason
behind his refusal was the possible negative impact on his dancing
skills. The cancer was kept secret from the general public while
Bob continued working. 12/9/2013 CamillaQuartullo Camilla
Quartullo5 Slide 7 The Death Returning to Jamaica in 1978, he
continued work and released "Survival" in 1979 which was followed
by a successful European tour. In 1980 he was the only foreign
artist to participated in the independence ceremony of Zimbabwe. It
was a time of great success for Marley, and he started an American
tour to reach blacks in the US. He played two shows at Madison
Square Garden, but collapsed while jogging in NYC's Central Park on
September 21, 1980. The cancer diagnosed earlier had spread to his
brain, lungs and stomach. Bob Marley died in a Miami hospital on
May 11, 1981. He was 36 years old. 12/9/2013 CamillaQuartullo
Camilla Quartullo6 Slide 8 Personal Quotes My music will go on
forever. Maybe it's a fool say that, but when me know facts me can
say facts. My music will go on forever. I have a BMW. But only
because BMW stands for Bob Marley and The Wailers, and not because
I need an expensive car. Bob Marley isn't my name. I don't even
know my name yet. I no have education. I have inspiration. If I was
educated I would be a damn fool. 12/9/2013 Camilla Quartullo 7
Slide 9 [on politics] Well, everything is political. I will never
be a politician or even think political. Me just deal with life and
nature. That is the greatest thing to me. My music fights against
the system that teaches to live and die. 12/9/2013 CamillaQuartullo
Camilla Quartullo8 Slide 10 12/9/2013 9 Slide 11 Marley- The Movie
12/9/2013 CamillaQuartullo Camilla Quartullo10 Slide 12 Legend- The
Album 12/9/2013 CamillaQuartullo Camilla Quartullo11 Slide 13
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