Bob Marley is the fastest-rising, highest-flying celebrity in track these days. Like maximum participants of Jamaica’s Rastafarian faith, Bob smokes a couple of pound of marijuana, or “herb,” per week. Top Occasions visited with Bob on his most up-to-date American excursion, and we discovered numerous issues to speak about.
Top Occasions: Have you ever noticed Top Occasions mag?
Marley: Laborious Occasions? Ooo-eee! Oooeee! Top Occasions!Dis intended to ‘ave de bes’ prime in de worl’. Top Occasions; handiest de bes’.
Top Occasions: Some Thai weed? [Pause]
Top Occasions: Do you suppose herb will likely be legalized?
Marley: I don’ know if dis executive will, however I do know Christ’s executive will. Top Occasions: What concerning the Jamaican executive? Mr. Manley, the Top Minister?
Marley: Him? Legalize herb? Boy, I jus’ don’ know. It’s kinda legalized already. Me don’t t ink is in point of fact him, y’know. The conclusion of de fact. I don’t know if Michael Manley will likely be de one, or who. however y’know, everyt’ing will divulge proper out to de flat fact.
Top Occasions: Now whilst you return to Jamaica as a large celebrity, can you communicate to other other folks and get some issues performed that you simply’d love to occur? Marley: Down dere? See, Jamaica jus’ run outa politics these days . . . ya can’t have the rest taking place. However ya have individuals who will do t’ings for ya, like ya brethren, y’know. But if ya discuss de other folks in energy, ya haffa be a politicsman. Me don’t deal wit’ no politics —me deal wit’ de fact.
Top Occasions: Your target audience here’s most commonly white. What do you consider that?
Marley: Smartly, I listen dat we now not gettin’ thru to black other folks. Smartly, me inform de R & B man now, he will have to play dis document as a result of I wan’ get to de other folks. We’re now not talkin’ about no make me no famous person. Don’ ever make me no celebrity. Me no wan’ be no celebrity. However in de intervening time, each knee shall bow and each tongue confess. Dat imply, de man dat make de document, play for de other folks. Don’ put me in no bracket, y’know what I imply? So dat is wit’ de D.J. Him mus’ discovered dis is reggae track. I imply, it’s track.
Top Occasions: Do you believe your self an outlaw?
Marley: Outlaw? No, no outlaw. Proper in time.
Top Occasions: You discuss dancing so much for your songs. Do you notice dancing as a type of communion with Jah?
Marley: When ya dance, ya simply are Jah. Ya mus’ dance.
Top Occasions: When used to be the primary time you were given prime on herb?
Marley: As a yout’. Used to be in de 1960s. Top Occasions: What used to be the most efficient weed you ever smoked?
Marley: One time I used to be in Jamaica, used to be doin’ a display, an’ a person come as much as me, and he gave me a spliff. Now, das de bes’ herb I ever smoke. Yeah, guy! Neva get an additional herb like dat once more! No, no, no. Identical to one tree in de earth, y’know? Top Occasions: Only one tree?
Marley: Jus’ one tree. Infrequently ya simply discover a tree. It lamb’s bread.
Top Occasions: What’s lamb’s bread? Marley: De skill what de herb ’ave ya name lamb’s bread. Some a dem ya name Bethlehem’s bread. Dat is when ya in point of fact get just right herb, y’know what I imply? Top Occasions: Smartly, the Jamaican that’s getting into the States now’s not so good as it used to be.
Marley: Ya don’ get no just right herb as a result of an excessive amount of promote in Jamaica. And ya to find alia individuals who plant herb fertilize it, so no one in point of fact deal with de herb like first time. Ya use fertilizer, it come fast. Dem fertilize it an’ lower it sooner than time.
Top Occasions: Do you guys to find it laborious to get just right herb?
Marley: Me fin’ it laborious to get in England.
Top Occasions: In England they at all times combine it with tobacco. It’s in point of fact foul. Marley: Yeah, guy. It’s time to let de other folks get just right herbs an’ smoke. Govt’s a funny story. All dey wan’ is ya smoke cigarettes and cigar. Some cigar wickeder den herb. Yeah, guy, ya can’t smoke cigar. Smoke herb. Some large cigar me see guy wit’, God bless! Me inform him will have to smoke herb. Ya see, de other folks come in combination as a result of isn’t de buildin’, isn’t de buildin’ me wanna see, me wanna see a pleasant degree piece of inexperienced grass. Don’ wanna haffa pass in no elevator, gwan upstairs and communicate wit’ some other folks in a sq. position. Me wanna pass out in a earth, guy. Righteousness quilt de earth like water quilt de sea. The place I gwan is, me don’ have time to be in construction all de whilst, when de miracles taking place all de whilst out of doors. For a while miracles occur outta de sky. Is just right for ya to look it, y’know. Amongst some inexperienced timber, sure guy! I imply, y a ‘ave inexperienced timber in The usa.
Top Occasions: Have you ever ever attempted acid?
Marley: Me listen’bout individuals who do it. No, me meet individuals who do it, an’ dem inform me. And when dem inform me, I commute to de similar position. I imply, when a man give an explanation for it an’ ya pay attention, ya can pass all de means as much as de similar position as him.
Top Occasions: Who advised you about it? Marley: Smartly, one mustn’t name other folks names, y’know. What keepeth its mouth, keepeth its lifestyles.
Top Occasions: Do you suppose herb takes you to the similar position?
Marley: I think like ya ’ave hundreds of various kinds of herb. If when ya plant it, if ya meditation now not prime, it don’t come like de proper form of herb.
Top Occasions: It’s very laborious to search out the best form of herb.
Marley: Yeah, guy.
Top Occasions: Probably the most causes we’re into that is to take a look at to search out it.
Marley: Smartly, ya see, dat herb, ya can’t to find dat herb.
Top Occasions: The place is it?
Marley: Y’know what occur to dat herb? I inform ya the place dat herb pass now. Identical to ya ‘ave some apple timber, an’ dis 12 months one thing occur to dat apple tree dere, an’ dis 12 months dat tree style higher den dat tree. Ya to find dat a seed planted de proper day, de proper minute, den dere’s tree, ya to find it, no one plant it. A seed display, an’ it develop, an’ ya get started nurse it, an’ it turn out to be the most efficient tree. Smartly, ya can get masses a dat —de easiest herb dere. Jus’ one tree, someday a man have. Ya may move bye an’ get a spliff. Ya say, “The place ya get dis?” Him say, “Dis come from St. Ann.” So ya pass all the way down to St. Ann’s an’ ya don’t to find it once more.
Top Occasions: Your new album quilt and the promotional sacks are burlap. Why?
Marley: We name dis a crocus bag. It has roots subject matter, sackcloth. Ya affiliate wit’ de deficient guy. If ya see a person walkin’ down de side road wit’ dis, y’know ’es in point of fact deficient, ’es a victim.
Top Occasions: Like sackcloth and ashes?
Marley: Yeah, however ya see, de t’ing is, de first can be de las’ and de las first. Is jus’ like de Rastaman. Like Christ. Why did de complete worl’ crucify? Him to find, say in dis time de Rastaman is de handiest fact. So even de crocus bag stand out!
Top Occasions: So that is the way you teach American citizens?
Marley: Yeah, guy!
Top Occasions: Who in Jamaica desires the American DEA down there?
Marley: What’s DEA?
Top Occasions: The Drug Enforcement Management, the highest nares within the L.S. They’re those that donate the helicopters and defoliants and issues to international locations like Jamaica. They are trying to squash the grass-smuggling business. They ship box brokers to Mexico, Colombia, and Jamaica. We’ve been advised that there are somewhat a couple of brokers down there going round with the Jamaican police. Do you might have any opinion as to why they’re doing it, or who in Jamaica desires them down there?
Marley: Jamaica and The usa ’ave a deal. Ya imply, why would Jamaica invite a t’ing like dat? I inform y a, guy, is in Jamaica pastime. Identical gadget, similar individuals who keep an eye on The usa. I don’ know if is President Ford or whoever de president is. However what I do know—de similar drive what keep an eye on de gadget glance de similar in my eye. I t’ink de similar drive keep an eye on Jamaica dat keep an eye on all dem sort a t’ings, y’know. I t’ink dem satan. For de satan ’ave a struggle towards de rights, y’know.
Top Occasions: Manley is a socialist. Isn’t he converting issues?
Marley: Manley intended to be a socialist. See, I don’t have nuttin’ ta say ’bout Manley, Manley non-public self, guy to guy. However me no unnerstan’, me no trained to learn about large phrases like democratic socialism. Do it, let me see it, don’t inform me ’bout it. Reside de lifestyles.
Top Occasions: What about Seaga, the capitalist who’s operating towards Manley?
Marley: Ya ’ave two powers in Jamaica. One title Exertions Birthday celebration, an’ one named PNP [People’s National Party, Manley’s ruling party]. An’ yearly now dis one [the PNP] win. Smartly now, I love to present de man a possibility, de person who win. I to find it seem like sooner than him can get papers in combination, is votin’ time once more! So anyone set de lure fa dem, for sooner than him can in point of fact take a look at Jamaica, an’ learn how a lot Jamaica owe The usa or Jamaica owe Canada. I imply, what’s de bottom doin’?
Top Occasions: Didn’t Manley use a reggae music for his marketing campaign?
Marley: Yeah, “Higher Should Come.” One t’ing is, ya can’t blame Michael Manley, ya can’t blame dem guys. Da t’ing is, de gadget set dat dey deal with de energy. Top Occasions : Who units the gadget ? Marley: De gadget been set! Manley come, comes ta somebody. Dat somebody, dere used to be somebody sooner than dat, somebody cornin’ from the place it used to be cornin’ from in England. It cornin’ down from England now. I don’t understand how monetary dem arrange, what quantity of money Jamaica borrow from England, or what kinda plan Jamaica an’ England ’ave, however I do know Jamaica owe cash to positive other folks. And if de baby-kisser run for politics an jus’ wanna run for politics and don’t unnerstand de runnings a all de t’ings a’ gonna face him, den he gonna run clear of de gadget, an’ if ya run from de gadget, de other folks kill you! Y’unnerstan’?
Dat is when ya dare to move up ’gainst God, struggle ’gainst God. If ya come to do somet’ing, ya do it. But when ya come to do one thing an’ ya don’t do it, ya preventing ’gainst God. An’ all de other folks ya trick all de whilst. So the place’s de gadget settin’ from? I don’ know de trade deal dem have, however dey can’t simply glance upon Jamaica an’ say, “All proper Jamaica, we give ya some a dis an’ some a dat. All proper Jamaica, we’re withdrawin’ from ya,” or no matter. As a result of both you swing wit’ capitalism, or ya pass wit de different “ism”— socialism. Inform ’em ’bout some extra “isms.” See, ya govern through dis “ism” or dat “ism.” We gotta trim it in proper dere; no center means. Despite the fact that ya pass upon dis “ism,” him don’ wanna lose friendship wit’ The usa. Let me inform y a one thing—de similar state of affairs dat put de other folks in gonna catch ’em. Satan trick satan. I to find now other folks need Africa. But when The usa lend a hand Africa, I don’ even need dat neither. However what de other folks need is Africa.
Top Occasions: They wish to return? Marley: Ahead. Yeah, guy. I imply, we adore Jamaica, an’ we adore de earth. However dere’s a component a de eart’ the place it want masses lend a hand—Africa.
Top Occasions: Would you be prepared to get a large boat and take other folks backward and forward?
Marley: No, dat isn’t de t’ing. Dat isn’t de t’ing. Y’see, when Marcus Garvey come, he have de Blackstar Liner. Dat isn’t de drawback. De drawback is, ya gotta get de other folks’s heads togetha. Why ya pass to Africa? No sinner shall input dere. Dat’s why Africa turn out to be a spot dat ya don’ wish to be like ‘ere. Me don’ wanna communicate ’bout Africa an excessive amount of, however I really like to speak ’bout Africa. Yeah, as a result of Africa is my land. Identical to de Englishmen ’ave England an’ de Indians ‘ave India. Africa!
[Bob points to himself] It will have to be a t’ing the place everyone lend a hand me pass house, as a result of dem intended to be my brother. “However till dat day when de African continent will know peace …” I don’ unnerstan’ why when other folks discuss Africa dey wanna push Africa to 1 aspect. Now we all know dat as de kids of God, now not as de kids of The usa or as de kids of Jamaica, however as de kids of God, we all know dat Africa want lend a hand. Poverty, y’know, it’s now not dat. De sort a lend a hand Africa want is cohesion. Any time ya say Africa, is cohesion. If ya can’t cite Africa, ya nonetheless in Babylon. Don’ care who — anytime ya cite Africa, ya in cohesion. Till dat day, no haven’t any peace Rasta! Yeah. However y’know when other folks communicate ’bout Africa, dey communicate like ya can’t pass dere, is a jungle, y’know what I imply? Yeah.
Top Occasions: Have you ever been to Africa?
Marley: I’m going dere, yeah.
Top Occasions: Quickly?
Marley: Yeah, guy. Africa educate in every single place de earth. Civilization, all over, each nook of de earth is African civilization. Now, a person hafta know himself. Ya can’t inform me he’s American or he’s Jamaican or anyplace he’s. We all know Noah had 3 sons. De las’ destruction t’ing, 3 son him have: Ham, Shem and Japhet. De 3 brothers, 3 colours. Dat imply, I don’t know if I will be able to inform a white guy him come, say, reside in Africa. My accountability is to speak to de individuals who wish to listen, who pay attention. If dey question me a query, dey wish to be informed an’ I ’ave somet’ing I will be able to inform, den Jah will give me de inspiration to respond to it. De complete earth get started in Africa, de complete introduction. However but de other folks these days come say, “Boy, de other folks dem starve in Africa.” Cash keep an eye on complete lotta t’ings. However y’know, dem t’ings jus’ divulge demselves out to de early life. As a result of if I don’ unnerstand, my son will as a result of de fact is at all times dere. Den ya notice dere’s somet’ing occurring about de position. Cross up in a White Area, pass test it out an’ to find out de president don’ even know. Cross test it once more. Possibly it finally end up inna different room. Possibly some large Catholic man keep an eye on. Ya don’ know the place it finally end up, y’know.
Top Occasions: Huh?
Marley: Ya don’t know. [He laughs.] It will finally end up right here, y’unnerstan? Yeah? So, ya need to be cautious —de complete t’ing is fact.
Top Occasions: What used to be that?
Marley: Watch out, y’know?
Top Occasions: Watch out? Yeah.
Marley: Entire t’ing is fact.
Top Occasions: Amen.
Bob Marley is the fastest-rising, highest-flying celebrity in track these days. Like maximum participants of Jamaica’s Rastafarian faith, Bob smokes a couple of pound of marijuana, or “herb,” per week. Top Occasions visited with Bob on his most up-to-date American excursion, and we discovered numerous issues to speak about.
Top Occasions: Have you ever noticed Top Occasions mag?
Marley: Laborious Occasions? Ooo-eee! Oooeee! Top Occasions!Dis intended to ‘ave de bes’ prime in de worl’. Top Occasions; handiest de bes’.
Top Occasions: Some Thai weed? [Pause]
Top Occasions: Do you suppose herb will likely be legalized?
Marley: I don’ know if dis executive will, however I do know Christ’s executive will. Top Occasions: What concerning the Jamaican executive? Mr. Manley, the Top Minister?
Marley: Him? Legalize herb? Boy, I jus’ don’ know. It’s kinda legalized already. Me don’t t ink is in point of fact him, y’know. The conclusion of de fact. I don’t know if Michael Manley will likely be de one, or who. however y’know, everyt’ing will divulge proper out to de flat fact.
Top Occasions: Now whilst you return to Jamaica as a large celebrity, can you communicate to other other folks and get some issues performed that you simply’d love to occur? Marley: Down dere? See, Jamaica jus’ run outa politics these days . . . ya can’t have the rest taking place. However ya have individuals who will do t’ings for ya, like ya brethren, y’know. But if ya discuss de other folks in energy, ya haffa be a politicsman. Me don’t deal wit’ no politics —me deal wit’ de fact.
Top Occasions: Your target audience here’s most commonly white. What do you consider that?
Marley: Smartly, I listen dat we now not gettin’ thru to black other folks. Smartly, me inform de R & B man now, he will have to play dis document as a result of I wan’ get to de other folks. We’re now not talkin’ about no make me no famous person. Don’ ever make me no celebrity. Me no wan’ be no celebrity. However in de intervening time, each knee shall bow and each tongue confess. Dat imply, de man dat make de document, play for de other folks. Don’ put me in no bracket, y’know what I imply? So dat is wit’ de D.J. Him mus’ discovered dis is reggae track. I imply, it’s track.
Top Occasions: Do you believe your self an outlaw?
Marley: Outlaw? No, no outlaw. Proper in time.
Top Occasions: You discuss dancing so much for your songs. Do you notice dancing as a type of communion with Jah?
Marley: When ya dance, ya simply are Jah. Ya mus’ dance.
Top Occasions: When used to be the primary time you were given prime on herb?
Marley: As a yout’. Used to be in de 1960s. Top Occasions: What used to be the most efficient weed you ever smoked?
Marley: One time I used to be in Jamaica, used to be doin’ a display, an’ a person come as much as me, and he gave me a spliff. Now, das de bes’ herb I ever smoke. Yeah, guy! Neva get an additional herb like dat once more! No, no, no. Identical to one tree in de earth, y’know? Top Occasions: Only one tree?
Marley: Jus’ one tree. Infrequently ya simply discover a tree. It lamb’s bread.
Top Occasions: What’s lamb’s bread? Marley: De skill what de herb ’ave ya name lamb’s bread. Some a dem ya name Bethlehem’s bread. Dat is when ya in point of fact get just right herb, y’know what I imply? Top Occasions: Smartly, the Jamaican that’s getting into the States now’s not so good as it used to be.
Marley: Ya don’ get no just right herb as a result of an excessive amount of promote in Jamaica. And ya to find alia individuals who plant herb fertilize it, so no one in point of fact deal with de herb like first time. Ya use fertilizer, it come fast. Dem fertilize it an’ lower it sooner than time.
Top Occasions: Do you guys to find it laborious to get just right herb?
Marley: Me fin’ it laborious to get in England.
Top Occasions: In England they at all times combine it with tobacco. It’s in point of fact foul. Marley: Yeah, guy. It’s time to let de other folks get just right herbs an’ smoke. Govt’s a funny story. All dey wan’ is ya smoke cigarettes and cigar. Some cigar wickeder den herb. Yeah, guy, ya can’t smoke cigar. Smoke herb. Some large cigar me see guy wit’, God bless! Me inform him will have to smoke herb. Ya see, de other folks come in combination as a result of isn’t de buildin’, isn’t de buildin’ me wanna see, me wanna see a pleasant degree piece of inexperienced grass. Don’ wanna haffa pass in no elevator, gwan upstairs and communicate wit’ some other folks in a sq. position. Me wanna pass out in a earth, guy. Righteousness quilt de earth like water quilt de sea. The place I gwan is, me don’ have time to be in construction all de whilst, when de miracles taking place all de whilst out of doors. For a while miracles occur outta de sky. Is just right for ya to look it, y’know. Amongst some inexperienced timber, sure guy! I imply, y a ‘ave inexperienced timber in The usa.
Top Occasions: Have you ever ever attempted acid?
Marley: Me listen’bout individuals who do it. No, me meet individuals who do it, an’ dem inform me. And when dem inform me, I commute to de similar position. I imply, when a man give an explanation for it an’ ya pay attention, ya can pass all de means as much as de similar position as him.
Top Occasions: Who advised you about it? Marley: Smartly, one mustn’t name other folks names, y’know. What keepeth its mouth, keepeth its lifestyles.
Top Occasions: Do you suppose herb takes you to the similar position?
Marley: I think like ya ’ave hundreds of various kinds of herb. If when ya plant it, if ya meditation now not prime, it don’t come like de proper form of herb.
Top Occasions: It’s very laborious to search out the best form of herb.
Marley: Yeah, guy.
Top Occasions: Probably the most causes we’re into that is to take a look at to search out it.
Marley: Smartly, ya see, dat herb, ya can’t to find dat herb.
Top Occasions: The place is it?
Marley: Y’know what occur to dat herb? I inform ya the place dat herb pass now. Identical to ya ‘ave some apple timber, an’ dis 12 months one thing occur to dat apple tree dere, an’ dis 12 months dat tree style higher den dat tree. Ya to find dat a seed planted de proper day, de proper minute, den dere’s tree, ya to find it, no one plant it. A seed display, an’ it develop, an’ ya get started nurse it, an’ it turn out to be the most efficient tree. Smartly, ya can get masses a dat —de easiest herb dere. Jus’ one tree, someday a man have. Ya may move bye an’ get a spliff. Ya say, “The place ya get dis?” Him say, “Dis come from St. Ann.” So ya pass all the way down to St. Ann’s an’ ya don’t to find it once more.
Top Occasions: Your new album quilt and the promotional sacks are burlap. Why?
Marley: We name dis a crocus bag. It has roots subject matter, sackcloth. Ya affiliate wit’ de deficient guy. If ya see a person walkin’ down de side road wit’ dis, y’know ’es in point of fact deficient, ’es a victim.
Top Occasions: Like sackcloth and ashes?
Marley: Yeah, however ya see, de t’ing is, de first can be de las’ and de las first. Is jus’ like de Rastaman. Like Christ. Why did de complete worl’ crucify? Him to find, say in dis time de Rastaman is de handiest fact. So even de crocus bag stand out!
Top Occasions: So that is the way you teach American citizens?
Marley: Yeah, guy!
Top Occasions: Who in Jamaica desires the American DEA down there?
Marley: What’s DEA?
Top Occasions: The Drug Enforcement Management, the highest nares within the L.S. They’re those that donate the helicopters and defoliants and issues to international locations like Jamaica. They are trying to squash the grass-smuggling business. They ship box brokers to Mexico, Colombia, and Jamaica. We’ve been advised that there are somewhat a couple of brokers down there going round with the Jamaican police. Do you might have any opinion as to why they’re doing it, or who in Jamaica desires them down there?
Marley: Jamaica and The usa ’ave a deal. Ya imply, why would Jamaica invite a t’ing like dat? I inform y a, guy, is in Jamaica pastime. Identical gadget, similar individuals who keep an eye on The usa. I don’ know if is President Ford or whoever de president is. However what I do know—de similar drive what keep an eye on de gadget glance de similar in my eye. I t’ink de similar drive keep an eye on Jamaica dat keep an eye on all dem sort a t’ings, y’know. I t’ink dem satan. For de satan ’ave a struggle towards de rights, y’know.
Top Occasions: Manley is a socialist. Isn’t he converting issues?
Marley: Manley intended to be a socialist. See, I don’t have nuttin’ ta say ’bout Manley, Manley non-public self, guy to guy. However me no unnerstan’, me no trained to learn about large phrases like democratic socialism. Do it, let me see it, don’t inform me ’bout it. Reside de lifestyles.
Top Occasions: What about Seaga, the capitalist who’s operating towards Manley?
Marley: Ya ’ave two powers in Jamaica. One title Exertions Birthday celebration, an’ one named PNP [People’s National Party, Manley’s ruling party]. An’ yearly now dis one [the PNP] win. Smartly now, I love to present de man a possibility, de person who win. I to find it seem like sooner than him can get papers in combination, is votin’ time once more! So anyone set de lure fa dem, for sooner than him can in point of fact take a look at Jamaica, an’ learn how a lot Jamaica owe The usa or Jamaica owe Canada. I imply, what’s de bottom doin’?
Top Occasions: Didn’t Manley use a reggae music for his marketing campaign?
Marley: Yeah, “Higher Should Come.” One t’ing is, ya can’t blame Michael Manley, ya can’t blame dem guys. Da t’ing is, de gadget set dat dey deal with de energy. Top Occasions : Who units the gadget ? Marley: De gadget been set! Manley come, comes ta somebody. Dat somebody, dere used to be somebody sooner than dat, somebody cornin’ from the place it used to be cornin’ from in England. It cornin’ down from England now. I don’t understand how monetary dem arrange, what quantity of money Jamaica borrow from England, or what kinda plan Jamaica an’ England ’ave, however I do know Jamaica owe cash to positive other folks. And if de baby-kisser run for politics an jus’ wanna run for politics and don’t unnerstand de runnings a all de t’ings a’ gonna face him, den he gonna run clear of de gadget, an’ if ya run from de gadget, de other folks kill you! Y’unnerstan’?
Dat is when ya dare to move up ’gainst God, struggle ’gainst God. If ya come to do somet’ing, ya do it. But when ya come to do one thing an’ ya don’t do it, ya preventing ’gainst God. An’ all de other folks ya trick all de whilst. So the place’s de gadget settin’ from? I don’ know de trade deal dem have, however dey can’t simply glance upon Jamaica an’ say, “All proper Jamaica, we give ya some a dis an’ some a dat. All proper Jamaica, we’re withdrawin’ from ya,” or no matter. As a result of both you swing wit’ capitalism, or ya pass wit de different “ism”— socialism. Inform ’em ’bout some extra “isms.” See, ya govern through dis “ism” or dat “ism.” We gotta trim it in proper dere; no center means. Despite the fact that ya pass upon dis “ism,” him don’ wanna lose friendship wit’ The usa. Let me inform y a one thing—de similar state of affairs dat put de other folks in gonna catch ’em. Satan trick satan. I to find now other folks need Africa. But when The usa lend a hand Africa, I don’ even need dat neither. However what de other folks need is Africa.
Top Occasions: They wish to return? Marley: Ahead. Yeah, guy. I imply, we adore Jamaica, an’ we adore de earth. However dere’s a component a de eart’ the place it want masses lend a hand—Africa.
Top Occasions: Would you be prepared to get a large boat and take other folks backward and forward?
Marley: No, dat isn’t de t’ing. Dat isn’t de t’ing. Y’see, when Marcus Garvey come, he have de Blackstar Liner. Dat isn’t de drawback. De drawback is, ya gotta get de other folks’s heads togetha. Why ya pass to Africa? No sinner shall input dere. Dat’s why Africa turn out to be a spot dat ya don’ wish to be like ‘ere. Me don’ wanna communicate ’bout Africa an excessive amount of, however I really like to speak ’bout Africa. Yeah, as a result of Africa is my land. Identical to de Englishmen ’ave England an’ de Indians ‘ave India. Africa!
[Bob points to himself] It will have to be a t’ing the place everyone lend a hand me pass house, as a result of dem intended to be my brother. “However till dat day when de African continent will know peace …” I don’ unnerstan’ why when other folks discuss Africa dey wanna push Africa to 1 aspect. Now we all know dat as de kids of God, now not as de kids of The usa or as de kids of Jamaica, however as de kids of God, we all know dat Africa want lend a hand. Poverty, y’know, it’s now not dat. De sort a lend a hand Africa want is cohesion. Any time ya say Africa, is cohesion. If ya can’t cite Africa, ya nonetheless in Babylon. Don’ care who — anytime ya cite Africa, ya in cohesion. Till dat day, no haven’t any peace Rasta! Yeah. However y’know when other folks communicate ’bout Africa, dey communicate like ya can’t pass dere, is a jungle, y’know what I imply? Yeah.
Top Occasions: Have you ever been to Africa?
Marley: I’m going dere, yeah.
Top Occasions: Quickly?
Marley: Yeah, guy. Africa educate in every single place de earth. Civilization, all over, each nook of de earth is African civilization. Now, a person hafta know himself. Ya can’t inform me he’s American or he’s Jamaican or anyplace he’s. We all know Noah had 3 sons. De las’ destruction t’ing, 3 son him have: Ham, Shem and Japhet. De 3 brothers, 3 colours. Dat imply, I don’t know if I will be able to inform a white guy him come, say, reside in Africa. My accountability is to speak to de individuals who wish to listen, who pay attention. If dey question me a query, dey wish to be informed an’ I ’ave somet’ing I will be able to inform, den Jah will give me de inspiration to respond to it. De complete earth get started in Africa, de complete introduction. However but de other folks these days come say, “Boy, de other folks dem starve in Africa.” Cash keep an eye on complete lotta t’ings. However y’know, dem t’ings jus’ divulge demselves out to de early life. As a result of if I don’ unnerstand, my son will as a result of de fact is at all times dere. Den ya notice dere’s somet’ing occurring about de position. Cross up in a White Area, pass test it out an’ to find out de president don’ even know. Cross test it once more. Possibly it finally end up inna different room. Possibly some large Catholic man keep an eye on. Ya don’ know the place it finally end up, y’know.
Top Occasions: Huh?
Marley: Ya don’t know. [He laughs.] It will finally end up right here, y’unnerstan? Yeah? So, ya need to be cautious —de complete t’ing is fact.
Top Occasions: What used to be that?
Marley: Watch out, y’know?
Top Occasions: Watch out? Yeah.
Marley: Entire t’ing is fact.
Top Occasions: Amen.
