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Bob Marley's meteoric ascension to fame was aided by his shift to London by the poet, authoring One Love and Three Little Birds, but the reggae star also carried a little bit of Jamaica
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February 14, 2024
The judge suggested that Rastafarian attempt to'retrain' himself while living in England when Bob Marley appeared at Marylebone Magistrates Court in 1977, charged with marijuana use. At the time, the reggae superstar was staying in a large townhouse on Oakley Street in Chelsea. The interior had been turned into a 'Rasta-ganja camp,' according to DJ and film producer Don Letts. 'Italy Jamaica.' Marley loved London, from his first visit in 1972 to his premature death from skin cancer in 1981, despite his efforts to imitate the culture of his homeland. The capital was to play a key role in the meteoric rise of 'the black Bob Dylan.' So just how did a young Rastafarian musician from Jamaica - who famously demanded a kilogram of weed be left in his dressing room before shows - become an adopted Brit?