So Much Things to Say

Roger Steffens toured with Bob Marley for two weeks of his final tour of California in 1979 and the music icon was the first guest of Steffens award-winning radio show. In So Much Things To Say, Steffens draws on a lifetime of scholarship to tell the story of Marleys childhood abandonment, his formative years in Trench Town, his seemingly meteoric rise to international fame and his tragic death at 36. Weaving together the voices of Rita Marley, Peter Tosh and Bunny Waileras well as band members, family and friendsSteffens reveals extraordinary new details, dispels myths and highlights the most dramatic elements of Marleys life; his psychic abilities and his overriding commitment to the peace and love message of Rastafari. This landmark work will reshape our understanding of this legendary performer.