So Much Things to Say: The Oral History of Bob Marley

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Review ------ “So Much Things to Say is a fascinating page-turner which leaves conclusions to the reader.” - Gleaner “This sprawling but gripping biography is a fitting tribute to Jamaica’s favourite son.” - The Guardian “There has never been and will never be anything quite like this: Reggae's chief eyewitness, dropping testimony on Reggae's chief prophet with truth, blood, and fire.” - Marlon James, Man Booker Prize-winning author of A Brief History of Seven Killings “[So Much Things to Say] narrates the life of Marley from cradle to grave… Steffens has been on the Marley case for decades, and he’s a crucial voice in this epic chorus….Illuminating.” - Touré, New York Times “What emerges [from So Much Things to Say] isn’t a different Marley so much as one who feels a bit more human.” - Hua Hsu, The New Yorker “If Bob Marley is Jesus in these times, Roger Steffens is Peter.” - Carlos Santana “So Much Things to Say is by far the most important and definitive book written about Bob Marley, therefore in my opinion the best book about Jamaican music. It ranks with Mezz Mezzrow's Really the Blues masterpiece, Mike Gerber's Jazz Jews and Keith Richards' Life. It's beyond a book about music, it's a major ethnology study. Just like the best Mandela or Gandhi or Lennon biographies, it's about mankind on an anthropologic level. It's about identity, culture, pride, spirituality ― it helps us understand who we really are. That's what Bob Marley was all about, and as such his brilliant works stand unparalleled in the music business.” - Bruno Blum, musician, music historian, writer, artist and lecturer based in Paris “Eyewitness to history, Roger Steffens braids his voice with all the other major players from the Bob Marley story in So Much Things to Say for a gripping, detailed, and penetrating look at one of the 20th century's greatest musicians. Jah lives.” - Joel Selvin, journalist and author of Altamont: The Rolling Stones, The Hells Angels, and the Inside Story of Rock’s Darkest Day “All true gospels are shaped by the accounts of eyewitnesses. Roger Steffens has collected these accounts and has given us a book of truths complicated by the bending of memory, motive and mystery. The effect is a fresh and renewed affirmation of Marley’s genius, humanity and mystique. This book is a triumph of the storytelling virtuosity of Jamaican people and a testament to the care and glorious obsessions of Roger Steffens. ” - Kwame Dawes, author of City of s: A Testament and Bob Marley: Lyrical Genius “Roger Steffens was embedded on the road with Bob Marley and the Wailers in 1979, interviewing, photographing, witnessing as Bob morphed from a third world superstar to an international champion of human worth and dignity. So Much Things to Say is Steffens’s must-read/can’t-stop-reading account of Bob Marley’s historic career and his indelible achievements.” - Stephen Davis, author of Bob Marley and Reggae Bloodlines Read more ( javascript:void(0) ) About the Author ---------------- Roger Steffens is the world’s leading reggae historian, and former co-host of the award-winning radio program Reggae Beat. His programs on Marley’s life have been presented at the Smithsonian and the Library of Congress, among other venues. He lives in Los Angeles, California. Read more ( javascript:void(0) )