Having a work of "serious" literature produced about him (or around him) indicates a certain middle-classification which I am contributing to by mentioning it.
really don't think it's possible for Bob Marley to undergo further middle-classification, and if it were it wouldn't be by a Jamaican author of Jamaican historical fiction.
it's always been the case that Bob Marley is great but part of his fanbase is so insufferable, and some his work so associated with them, as to make it unlistenable.
Like, I never, ever want to hear Three Little Birds, or fucking Buffalo Soldier, for the rest of my life.
it's not his fault but they're inextricably linked to the kinda frat boy assholes who like Dave Matthews. I mean it's absolutely brutal.
and One Love is basically the Sandals Resort national anthem. One of his sons recorded a version for a Virgin Airlines ad.
he suffers in that respect to an extent by comparison to for example Peter Tosh, tho tbf who knows what he would've gone on to do if he'd lived longer (both of them, really)
this is my favorite Bob Marley song, fwiw. unsurprisingly I prefer his work with Lee Perry, in general.