He was conscious of his role as the bringer of the message of Rastafari to the consciousness of the outside world. He cared nothing for earthly trappings, and loved nothing better than lying on Jah's cool earth at night watching the heavens revolve above him, rock stone as his pillow. He was here to call people to God. So we can't compare Marley to other well-known musical figures. But his were the anti-politics of salvation through love and love alone, an unshakeable knowledge of the oneness of all humankind.
Music is behind the working of the whole universe.
Music being the most exalted of the arts, the work of the composer is no less than the work of a saint. Bob understood that reggae had the magnificent capaciousness to absorb all other influences and anchor them solidly to the drum and bass underpining that is its essential element, the sweet seductive secret of its success. Actually the real secret is that Marley's music is about something. It has value. Bob's art is life transforming, answering our highest needs.