I want a interview with Bob Marley

BBC tries to book interview with Bob Marley, who is dead

And they say bloggers have no cred.

A red-faced BBC apologised for requesting an interview with Bob Marley, the Jamaican reggae legend who died 24 years ago. BBC Three, one of the public broadcaster's digital TV channels, sent an e-mail to the Bob Marley Foundation saying it wanted to do a documentary about his hit song "No Woman No Cry". It said the project would involve Marley -- who died of cancer in May 1981 at the age of 36 -- "spending one or two days with us", and that "it would only work with some participation from Bob Marley himself".​

Link, apparently *not* an April Fool's gag. posted by Xeni Jardin at 12:24:55 PM permalink | blogs' comments


I Saw this on Boingboing.com hehehe i thought id share

 

thats really weird..o oo i wanna interview jimi hendrix on his song purple haze..lets dig him up

 

Hahaha i cant beleive how thick some people would be. I mean yea i understand some people might NOT know he's dead BUT if you were going to do a DOCUMENTARY on him.. you might wanna do a bit of research first

 

Im with you on that one Fleassy!

Lest dig up Jerry while we are at it...

 

I have been reading articles on reggae, Rastafari, and Ethiopia that the BBC has reported since at least 1998. Time and time again, I have been absolutely shocked by their complete failure to articulate Rastafarian beliefs and their reliance on stereotypes and even mockery to sensationalize articles. Although I read the BBC web first thing in the morning, almost every morning, and throughout the day for other articles, in addition to watching it on TV, this whole mix-up comes as no big suprize. Their failure to grasp nuance outside mainstream culture is astounding.

 

LOL, thats hilarious!

 

he taught Bob Marley how to play the guitar-
he wrote most of The Wailers material-
he founded The Wailers
THE PROPHET PETER TOSH was a TRUE MARTYR!!

 

Brother Peter Tosh & Robert Nesta

 

^ ^ Brothers in arms