Born in Saint Ann Parish,Jamaica, Marley rose to fame as a member of the '60s reggae group The Wailers,and later, as the leader of Bob Marley and The Wailers.

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And he was not all that conflicted about success (he used to joke to journalists that he drove a BMW because it stood for Bob Marley and the Wailers).

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