how did bob marley die?

Discussion in 'Music genres, Bands and Artists' started by pigwax, Mar 5, 2005.

  1. yeah, i know, i sound like a dumbass... but how did he die? my girlfriend just asked me, because she having an argument with a friend, and i was surprised that i really don't know, so i'm asking yous stoners, how did he die?
     
  2. he played soccer
    and 1 day he cut his toe
    got infected
    got cancer from it and died
    rip
     
  3. The charismatic, beloved Jamaican singer who introduced reggae infused with Rastafarian themes died from a cancerous brain tumor on May 11, 1981, in Miami, Florida. He was only 36 years old. Born on February 6, 1945, to an English father and a Jamaican mother, Robert Nesta Marley grew up in Trenchtown, an impoverished yet comfortable community near Kingston. Along with Peter Tosh, Bunny Livingston, and a few others, Marley went on to form the Wailers in 1964. By the '70s, the group was an international success.

    The first indication that something was amiss with Marley's health came in May of 1977. While on tour in France, Marley re-injured a right toe during a soccer game. The injury refused to heal and instead quickly worsened -- the entire nail came off and doctors recommended amputation. Citing religious beliefs, a limping Marley refused the surgery and gamely continued on tour. Later that summer, Marley finally allowed an orthopedic surgeon to perform a skin graft on the toe, and the procedure was deemed "a success."

    In September of 1980, a weakened Marley almost fainted onstage while performing in New York. The next day, he collapsed while jogging in Central Park. Marley was diagnosed with a brain tumor (a result of the untreated cancer in his toe) and given less than a month to live. Despite the grim news, Marley played one final show in Pittsburgh before being flown to Miami. There doctors verified that the singer had cancer in the brain, lung, and stomach. Eight months later, Marley passed away.

    Marley's death was the cause for much rumor and speculation. Some credited his survival for so long despite the widespread cancer to his marijuana use, while others have attributed his death to nefarious causes.


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  4. wow... that was really informative, thanks.
     
  5. "I dont believe bob marley died from cancer
    31 years ago I woulda been a panther
    They killed huey cause they knew he had the answer
    The views that you see in the news is propaganda"

    -Dead Prez
     
  6. this has been an informational experience
     
  7. More Importantly

    How did bob marley like his sandwiches?

    Wi' Jammin...


    Love that joke..
     

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