Talk:Bob Marley
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Definitely needs NPOVized, and edited. I wouldn't know where to begin. Any takers? Rgamble
- Yes, I'll give it a shot. Koyaanis Qatsi
I didn't know Marley had been shot in 1976. For the sake of clarity it would be helpful to have some idea of the extent of his injuries to separate this from the information about the cancer that caused his death.Basswulf 16:16, 17 Dec 2003 (UTC) He was shot in the arm, but it did not penetrate the bone so not a serious injury. There is a famous photo of him covered in blood examining his arm. He was discharged from hospital within an hour or two.--Squiquifox 16:42, 1 Feb 2005 (UTC)
Thanks Koyaanis Qatsi. The Bob Marley page really needs some work. I was thinking about rewriting it myself, but since you beat me to the punch it's in your court.
Alister 06:08, 24 Mar 2004 (UTC)
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Deathday?
When did he die? On May 10, 1981 or on May 11, 1981? Some sources are reporting that it's the 10th...?! -- CdaMVvWgS 17:25, 6 Jul 2004 (UTC)
Death?
I thought he died of skin cancer? Selphie That is how it started, he died of a mestasized (spread) skin cancer. So he had skin cancer in his brain, but that is not where the tumours began--Squiquifox 16:49, 1 Feb 2005 (UTC)
How He Died?
I thought he died of brain cancer? His Birthday is the same as mine, I feel special!
German version of this article
The german version of this article, here (http://216.239.39.104/translate_c?hl=en&sl=de&u=http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Marley&prev=/search%3Fq%3DRita%2B%2522Cedella%2BMarley%2522%26num%3D100%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official) translated to English as some rather useful info, which someone might like to incorporate into the English version. --Rebroad 13:10, 14 Jan 2005 (UTC)
General punctuation cleanup and clarification.
I know Koyaanis Qatsi offered to rewrite this, and I look forward to a more expert article. In the meanwhile, I've cleaned up some of the more glaring punctuation errors and clarified some convoluted or confusing parts of the text to make it more readable. Hope you approve! --Dsibilly 05:42, 3 Feb 2005 (UTC)
Marijuana
I was quite surprised to find no reference or link to marijuana cannabis (drug), so have added something. Squiquifox 19:21, 8 Feb 2005 (UTC)
Charles Wesley
(Barret, Leonard E., The Rastafarians, p. 213).SqueakBox 21:47, Feb 19, 2005 (UTC)
Vandalism
This article was left vandalised 12 hours. Some kind of a record? Please put it on your watchlist. --SqueakBox 14:40, Mar 29, 2005 (UTC)
Norval Marley
..was not from Wales. See http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/north_east/3431139.stm
The Wailers Band
There should be a page for Bob Marley, but *also* a specific one for Bob Marley & The Wailers (Also would redirect "Wailers Band". This band is still going strong today, lead by Ashton "Familyman" Barrett. This is worth inclusion in Wikipedia, as Familyman was as much musically involved with Bob's music as Bob himself.
- Go for it, SqueakBox 02:23, Jun 5, 2005 (UTC)
Bob Marley's religion
I know he was a Rastafarian for most of his life and that is what his music portrays, but I think that there should be reference to the fact that 7 months before he died he was converted to Eastern Orthodox Christianity (the same religion as Haile Selassie) It's kind of a big deal because alot of people who arent in Jamaica(most Jamaicans know it because it was like a huge shock when he gave up the Rasta faith) but people still call him Rastafarian and such. I just think more people should know about this and it should be on this little page here. Jah bless
- Yes, this should be mentioned in the article. However I don't agree with you that he "gave up his Rasta faith". Some rastas may see people joining the Eastern Orthodox church as people who "give up their Rasta faith", but the members themselves surely don't. Teklund 07:58, 17 Jun 2005 (UTC)
- Yes, I am sure he reaffirmed his commitment to Rastafari in the post chemotherapy interview he gave (with a pic without dreadlocks), and there is no evidence he gave up his Rasta faith by being baptised into the Eastern Orthodox church, SqueakBox 15:43, Jun 17, 2005 (UTC)