Reggae superstar Ziggy Marley says he has carried on his father’s torch of humanity through his treatment of others.
On an episode of The Fox Television Talk Show “The Real Daytime” Ziggy Marley made some candid comments about his father’s legacy while promoting his two new books.
“It’s more than just the music. The legacy it what we’re about starts with who we are as a human being. So, that is where the legacy really establishes itself. It’s being a good human being, it’s being respectful of others loving of others and just trying to help each other out the best way we can, and then that reflects in the music. The legacy starts with us as a person and how we grew up seeing our parents be, is the example that we continue,”
he told Adrienne Houghton and Garcelle Beauvais,hosts of the daytime talk show.
Ziggy Marly and his brother Rohan recently made comments about not selling their father’s music rights regardless of offer or price.
As the grammy winner reggae gave insight about his newly published book Little John Crow, he explains that it is inspired by true events.
“When I was younger, I didn’t like vultures; they were like dirty. Eventually, I learned how important they are to our eco system and our health—basically cleaning up the dead animals and getting rid of diseases. So, I came to appreciate turkey vultures and I wrote this story about this turkey vulture who doesn’t wanna be a vulture because there’s this stereotype…so, he has to find himself and accept himself for who he is and then his community also finds out the value of each individual,”
he said.
Ziggy, 53, was the principal of the band Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers who published eight studio albums. He has won seven Grammy Awards during the tenure of his career and is one of the few reggae acts to sell one million copies of a reggae album. His top songs are Love Is My Religion, Jah Bless and True To Myself.
