Marley and Me: The Real Bob Marley Story

by Don Taylor

Book Overview

Since Bob Marley died in 1981, the myths and legends which surround his life have continued to grow. Only one man knows the truth. Marley's confidante and manager Don Taylor, tells the real story behind Marley.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1569800448
• ISBN13: 9781569800447
• Release Date: January 1995
• Publisher: Barricade Books
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

The Unison of One Man

The life of one man that accomplishes what most people dream of. Most people dream of living a life where oil does not drive our lifestyles. Marley is shown as a person where material values are absent, while preaching a method that love and peace prosper over greed and selfishness.

Marley and Me Review

I think that anyone who has any interest in Bob Marley or Jamaica will really enjoy this book. I thought that it gave a lot of detail about Bob's life and also a lot about Jamaican culture. There were several references to the Rastafarian religion and how Bob practiced it. It is hard to say how much of the stuff that Don Taylor talked about was really true but it did seem believable. The style of writing he used was basically a journal of different events that took place in his and Bob's life. I did not realize before I read this book that Bob was actually a fairly smart businessman and tried to watch his money as carefully as he could. There were times where he could not protect his money from being taken away, like when Rita Marley would sign his name and make large withdraws there was nothing that he could do because it could not be proven. Bob Marley became popular right in the time when Jamaica was in one of its worst times. He was forced to make a choice between two different political groups, the wealthy and the poor. He never really did make a decision though he continued to remain close to people in both groups. This made me think about hard it must have been for Bob to grow up in the areas with lots of violence and poverty. Once he did become popular he did not leave his old friends behind. Overall I thought that this was a great book and I would encourage anyone interested in Bob Marley to read this and learn more about his life.

Brilliant piece of work

An excellent account of Bob Marley's career. Unmissable buy. This book reveals those who manipulated and exploited Bob's career and talent. Bravo!

Great Book

very eye Opening Book about the Genius Bob Marley.this book puts everything into Perspective about his Life & music.this book has alot of Emotion & depth to it.you can't put it down.just like the Man's music it hits you straight up.

most accurate and best of the marley books by far

I produced "BOB MARLEY AND THE WAILERS LIVE! AT THE SANTA BARBARA COUNTY BOWL" and met Don Taylor, the principal manager in Marley's career. Unlike other biographers, Taylor saw Marley as a man, not as an icon, and so his portrait of Marley is the most realistic. Devious, cunning, brilliant,destructive, Taylor rode the Marly wave on the way up from the Kingston days, took the bullits for Bob in the famous murder attempt in '77, and ultimately fell out with the legend over accusations of embezzlement. Taylor really knew Marley, and his biography of the genius has a bitter edge that makes for great and insightful reading.