On this day in 1981, reggae musician Bob Marley died of cancer. Marley was age 36. His son, Ziggy, was at his side, Bob Marley’s last words to his son, Ziggy were “Money can’t buy life.”
Pretty good widely accepted. The phrase “Money can’t buy life” has become one of the most widely shared attributions about his final moments with his son Ziggy. Not a bad reminder about priorities, a
However, Ziggy has publicly clarified in interviews that his dad didn’t say that. that this specific quote isn’t accurate. Marley’s actual last words to him were, “On your way up, take me up. On your way down, don’t let me down.”
I like the first one because it’s easy true, one I’ve seen many times, The second one is good, but requires some thought. Suffice to say, it was specific fatherly advice. The first one, the incorrect one, is the many people see.
I like reggae. I have listed to it for years but fell in love with on a trip to the Bahamas about 45 years ago and shortly before, from a movie, Club Paradise with Robin Williams using his disability payout to retire to a small Caribbean island and gets mixed up in reggae, resorts, and island chaos.