So Much Things to Say

The Oral History of Bob Marley

By: Roger Steffans, Linton Kwesi Johnson

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Paperback | 30 November 2018 | Edition Number 1

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Hailed by the New York Times as a "crucial voice" in the narration of Marley's life, reggae historian Roger Steffens spent years traveling with the Wailers and taking iconic Marley photographs. Now, drawing on four decades of intimate interviews with band members, family, lovers, and confidants-many speaking publicly for the first time-Steffens crafts a riveting oral history depicted through vivid scenes: the future star auditioning for Coxson Dodd, the violent confrontation between the Wailers and producer Lee Perry, the attempted assassination (and conspiracy theories that followed), triumphant live performances around the world, and the artist's tragic death from cancer at age thirty-six. So Much Things to Say tells Marley's story like never before-what emerges is a legendary figure "who feels a bit more human" (The New Yorker).

Industry Reviews

"If Bob Marley is Jesus in these times, Roger Steffens is Peter." -- Carlos Santana
"... absorbing oral history... So Much Things to Say is a major work that helps us better understand Marley's tragic yet inspirational tale." -- Mojo
"... absorbing "oral history"... So Much Things to Say is a fitting tribute to the tumultuous life and complex character of the country's favourite son." -- The Observer
"So Much Things to Say, an 'oral' account of Marley's life and times, amounts to an absorbing alternative biography." -- The Spectator
"Steffens identifies many more pieces of the man than have ever before been put together in one book." -- The Guardian
"[So Much Things to Say] narrates the life of Marley from cradle to grave... Steffens has been on the Marley case for decades, and he's a crucial voice in this epic chorus... Illuminating." -- Toure - The New York Times Book Review
"There have been dozens of Bob Marley books, but this 2017 oral history, decades in the making, is definitive." -- Rolling Stone
"For decades Steffens has been a leading authority on Bob Marley. Here he identifies many more pieces of the man than have ever before been put together in one book... Steffens marshals his sources with skill, and we're left with a complex representation." -- The Guardian

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