Bob Marley Research Paper
Chioma Okeke
Dr. Laura Schnitker
World Popular Musics And Identity
3 October 2014
Darien Strachan and Bob Marley: One in the Same? For this assignment, I decided to conduct my interview on a person who is, not only a fan of a certain artist or type of music, but whose connection with the music or artist goes even deeper than simple fandom. Therefore, I could think of no better person to interview than my good friend, Darien Strachan. Strachan, a sophomore here at the University of Maryland, states that he possesses an extreme passion for reggae artist Bob Marley and, consequently, the genre of reggae music as a whole. According to Strachan, “no one on the entire UMD campus shares a deeper connection to Bob Marley and his music” than he does …show more content…
The final way Strachan identifies with Bob Marley and his music is characteristically. During our interview, Darien claimed to share several common character traits with Marley. “He is my idol,” Darien stated, “so he has definitely been a huge influence on the type of person I am” (Strachan). Darien described himself as a kind-hearted, calm, and generally content person whose biggest desire is peace in the world and equality amongst everyone. I, being a close friend of Darien’s, can surely attest to this, and after a considerable amount of research on Bob Marley, I discovered that Marley and Darien are, in fact, quite alike in terms of personality. Marley was famous for his lyrics and quotes about happiness, positivity, and racial equity. Darien’s favorite Bob Marley quote, which he keeps on a poster, hung up on a wall in is dorm, is “Love the life you live. Live the life you love.” Darien claims to live his life by these words. Another aspect of Marley’s character to which Darien identifies is his disregard for money and material things. He stated, “He wasn’t about the money; he was all about the music” (Strachan). This is one of the things Darien admires most about Marley and the reason he prides himself in being a non-materialistic person as well. Because Strachan and Marley possess such similar attitudes and values, Strachan finds it easy to identify with Bob Marley and the messages he conveys in his music and
Dr. Laura Schnitker
World Popular Musics And Identity
3 October 2014
Darien Strachan and Bob Marley: One in the Same? For this assignment, I decided to conduct my interview on a person who is, not only a fan of a certain artist or type of music, but whose connection with the music or artist goes even deeper than simple fandom. Therefore, I could think of no better person to interview than my good friend, Darien Strachan. Strachan, a sophomore here at the University of Maryland, states that he possesses an extreme passion for reggae artist Bob Marley and, consequently, the genre of reggae music as a whole. According to Strachan, “no one on the entire UMD campus shares a deeper connection to Bob Marley and his music” than he does …show more content…
The final way Strachan identifies with Bob Marley and his music is characteristically. During our interview, Darien claimed to share several common character traits with Marley. “He is my idol,” Darien stated, “so he has definitely been a huge influence on the type of person I am” (Strachan). Darien described himself as a kind-hearted, calm, and generally content person whose biggest desire is peace in the world and equality amongst everyone. I, being a close friend of Darien’s, can surely attest to this, and after a considerable amount of research on Bob Marley, I discovered that Marley and Darien are, in fact, quite alike in terms of personality. Marley was famous for his lyrics and quotes about happiness, positivity, and racial equity. Darien’s favorite Bob Marley quote, which he keeps on a poster, hung up on a wall in is dorm, is “Love the life you live. Live the life you love.” Darien claims to live his life by these words. Another aspect of Marley’s character to which Darien identifies is his disregard for money and material things. He stated, “He wasn’t about the money; he was all about the music” (Strachan). This is one of the things Darien admires most about Marley and the reason he prides himself in being a non-materialistic person as well. Because Strachan and Marley possess such similar attitudes and values, Strachan finds it easy to identify with Bob Marley and the messages he conveys in his music and