10 Facts About Bob Marley On His 75th Birthday

(via Mental Floss) More than any other artist, Bob Marley embodied the political righteousness and defiant joy inherent to the genre. The dreadlocked troubadour rose from the slums of Kingston, Jamaica to become a global superstar in the 1970s and an eternal ambassador of Jamaican culture. Nearly 40 years after his death in 1981, Marley remains one of the most iconic musicians in the world. To honor what would’ve been his 75th birthday, here are 10 things you might not know about the reggae godhead.