What exactly is the attraction when it comes to Bob Marley posters? They seem to be very popular amongst the college crowd for one. Walk through any college campus, and check out all the Marley t-shirts for starters.
No doubt his music is just as popular as it ever was, and if you ask the most people on the street, they could tell you who the man was. Chances are pretty good, they could even sing or at least hum a few phrases of his music.
How is it, that almost 30 years since his passing, Bob Marley images, posters, shirts, and music continue to be as popular as ever. New artists continue to pay homage to his legacy in covering his music, and allowing his music to inspire their own.
What is it, that makes a celebrity a celebrity? Hard to say, as there are so many, but for the most part, it is a larger than life mystique. Celeberties come and go. Even some icons come and go, but some stay within our pop culture bubble for generations. Bob Marley does. True part of it may because of a tragically short life, but part of it was also the universal message of love he sang of.
Did even Bob Marley know, that his popularity would continue on so long after his passing? Likely not. And I wonder for how many more years it will continue. There are over 2.7 million searches a month for the name Bob Marley in Google. That’s incredible. I guess will be seeing his posters, and hearing his music for some years yet.
Kinda interesting isn’t it. What is it that makes Bob Marley almost twice as looked for as Marilyn Monroe, and almost four times as looked for as John Lennon? Honestly, I don’t know.
The popular and growing fascination with all things Bob Marley continues to be reflected in the sales of his music, his posters, his photographs, and his lyrics. Nobody generates that much interest, without appealing to people on different levels. It was never really just about the music, it was about the man himself.
There was a tone and timbre to the man that went message deep. But, what exactly was that message. Peace, love, brotherhood, understanding, compassion, passion? Yes, actually it was all the above.