About Bob Marley
Robert Nesta Marley, OM (6 February 1945 – 11 May 1981) was a Jamaican singer and songwriter. Considered one of the pioneers of reggae, his musical career was marked by blending elements of reggae, ska, and rocksteady, as well as forging a smooth and distinctive vocal and songwriting style.
Marley’s contributions to music increased the visibility of Jamaican music worldwide, and made him a global figure in popular culture for over a decade.
Bob Marley Quotes
One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain.
You Say You Love Me
This verse is a particular favourite of mine.
Bob Marley highlights the contradictions between human words and human actions.
We appreciate the concept of ‘rain’ or ‘sun’ but do everything to avoid it when we are caught in a downpour or when it is bright and sunny.
Through his words “So that’s why I’m scared when you say you love me.” Bob Marley highlights that we should take human words with a pinch of salt unless they are reflected in human action.
You say you love rain, but you use an umbrella to walk under it.
You say you love sun, but you seek shelter when it is shining.
You say you love wind, but when it comes you close your windows.
So that’s why I’m scared when you say you love me.
Get up, stand up, Stand up for your rights.
Get up, stand up, Don’t give up the fight.
Bob Marley – Legend
If she’s amazing, she won’t be easy.
If she’s easy, she won’t be amazing.
If she’s worth it, you wont give up.
If you give up, you’re not worthy.
Guitar Chord Songbook – Bob Marley
Truth is, everybody is going to hurt you; you just gotta find the ones worth suffering for.
Guitar Chord Songbook – Bob Marley
Money is numbers and numbers never end. If it takes money to be happy, your search for happiness will never end.
It’s your own conscience
That is gonna remind you
That it’s your heart and nobody else’s
That is gonna judge.
Beginnings are usually scary, and endings are usually sad, but its everything in between that makes it all worth living.
The greatness of a man is not in how much wealth he acquires, but in his integrity and his ability to affect those around him positively.
Who are you to judge the life I live? I know I’m not perfect -and I don’t live to be- but before you start pointing fingers… make sure you hands are clean!
The winds that sometimes take something we love, are the same that bring us something we learn to love. Therefore we should not cry about something that was taken from us, but, yes, love what we have been given. Because what is really ours is never gone forever.
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