Bob Marley: Portrait of the Legend

by Ziggy Marley

Overview

Notes From Your Bookseller

Bob Marley would've been 75 this year (2020) so, in his honor, Ziggy Marley and the whole family have opened the vault to share with the world stories and never-before-seen photographs of the greatest reggae star of all time. Nearly every photo in the book hasn't seen the light of day. It's a true treasure trove of beautiful candid shots capturing the iconic musician in his most private moments.

In honor of Bob Marley's seventy-fifth birthday, this glorious oversize book collects more than 150 photographs that celebrate the life and influence of the forefather of reggae and one of the greatest musical and sociopolitical icons of twentieth-century pop culture.

Drawing exclusively on photos in the Marley family archives, the book mixes the iconic and the intimate, bringing together striking images of Marley as a performer onstage with unseen glimpses into his creative process in and out of the studio and his family life in Jamaica. Making the most of its oversize pages, the book is designed as a monument to his influence.

Focusing on the last decade of his life—the period of his greatest worldwide fame—and with excerpts from unpublished interviews and prophetic quotes alongside the images, this is a definitive portrait of one of the great artists of the twentieth century made by those who knew him best.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780847868780
Publisher:	Rizzoli
Publication date:	10/13/2020
Pages:	228
Product dimensions:	10.40(w) x 13.80(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

An eight-time Grammy winner, Emmy winner, author, philanthropist, and reggae icon, Ziggy Marley has released thirteen albums to much critical acclaim. His immersion in music came early at the age of ten, when he sat in on recording sessions with his father, and he has now realized his father's lifelong dream of owning his master recordings and publishing intellectual property. He lives and works in Los Angeles.

Editorial Reviews

"Filled with photographs from the Marley family archives, the oversize Bob Marley: Portrait of the Legend has been put together by son Ziggy to honor what would be the reggae legend’s 75th birthday." — MOSAIC MAGAZINE 

"In honor of what would’ve been Bob Marley’s 75th birthday, this oversize book collects more than 150 photographs that celebrate the life and influence of the forefather of reggae and one of the major musical and sociopolitical influencers of 20th-century pop culture. Drawing exclusively on photos in the Marley family archives, the book mixes the familiar and the intimate, bringing together striking images of Marley as a performer onstage with unseen glimpses into his creative process in and out of the studio and his family life in Jamaica." — PUBLISHERS WEEKLY

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