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In the four decades since his death, Bob Marley has become so iconic that it's hard to believe

he was ever a real person.

Thankfully, in addition to the wealth of music he left behind, there's also a trove of

photographs documenting his brief, impactful life.

In 2020, to commemorate what would have been Bob's 75th birthday, Ziggy Marley curated

a book of photographs of his dad called Bob Marley, Portrait of the Legend.

Ziggy has of course gone on to become a reggae icon in his own right, and is now an eight-time

Grammy winner, a philanthropist, author, and keeper of his dad's legacy along with the

rest of the Marley family.

Today we'll hear Malcolm Gladwell and Ziggy talk about the turbulence in 70s Jamaica,

caused by two opposing political parties.

Ziggy recalls the night gunman ambushed the Marley house, shooting his mother and Bob, both

whom thankfully survived.

And Ziggy answers the question, we all want to know.

Was the famously soccer obsessed Bob Marley really any good on the field?

This is Broken Record, line of notes for the digital age.

I'm Justin Richmond.

Here's Malcolm Gladwell and Ziggy Marley.

This conversation was taped live as part of the Live Talks Los Angeles series.

This book that you've done with all of these photos of your father, it had a kind of personal

resonance to me because as you may know my mom is Jamaican.

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