INTERVIEW ZIGGY MARLEY
I keep an open mind. I learn a lot from everyone - from those days until now. We’d done some demos in Jamaica before with Jamaican musicians. And we had a band with some youths from Ethiopia. We recorded an album with these youths. They put a different flavour on it. Keith Richards came to play on the record, on Lee and Molly. It was a good experience. We enjoyed Chris and Tina. 2018 is also a World Cup year. Who do you like? Iceland. I like their energy. I like their vibe, their story; the underdog. This is the will of humanity. Coming this autumn you turn 50. What does that number mean to you? What is it supposed to mean? I don’t know what it means. I don’t understand it. I’m trying to understand it because I’m looking at the world and saying “Alright, they’re
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trying to make me feel something different now.” I have no idea. I’m living my life. I’m not following numbers. I noticed you’ve been posting videos on social media of some of your work-outs. Is that just coincidental? Putting these things out there, so people can see my life, is a way to inspire people, too. Exercise for me is my first medicine. I’ve been exercising my whole life. This is me. I’m 50 in years, but my body is a different age. Speaking of health, you and your brothers have also posted some concerns over the potential dangers in some commercially grown marijuana. What are your feelings about the business? The Marley Natural brand is a family thing. Marijuana is a different thing to me. We grew up with this plant around us as a spiritual thing. What I’ve seen over the years is the commercial growers trying to make it stron-
