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tles are needed in different areas.
KW: Patricia’s has a couple
more questions: Do you enjoy lis-
tening to your own CDs?
ZM: Umm… not really.
KW: And, what message do you
think people will take away from?
ZM: I don’t think there’s a spe-
cific message. I want people to
feel an emotional connection to
Bob, a human connection as a
friend, as family.
about the use of hemp for clothing,
for building materials, and as a bio
fuel, as an environmental alterna-
tive in the industrial sense. Plus,
the seeds have nutritional value.
That’s what I’m interested in
bringing to light, because every-
body just talks about the smoking,
the smoking, the smoking. I’m try-
ing to get across to people that if
we in this world are serious about
the Green Revolution and saving
‘To me, the greatest quality of
successful human beings is the ability
to love’
KW: Is there any question no
one ever asks you, that you wish
someone would?
ZM: I can’t think of one off the
top of my head right now.
KW: Your dad gave you the
nickname, Ziggy, meaning Mari-
juana. And you are an advocate for
the legalization of pot. Why is
that, because you consider it a
sacred herb or a recreational drug?
ZM: My interest in it is actually
a much wider spectrum than mere-
ly smoking Marijuana. It’s all
the planet, then this plant has to be
a part of the discussion, because it
is the most suitable natural
resource with thousands of benefi-
cial uses.
KW: What is your favorite dish
to cook?
ZM: Right now, just oatmeal.
KW: When you look in the mir-
ror, what do you see?
ZM: I don’t know what I see…
[Pauses to reflect] I see a body. I
see a body.
KW: If you could have one wish
instantly granted, what would that
be for?
ZM: Peace in the world.
KW: The Ling-Ju Yen question:
What is your earliest childhood
memory?
ZM: Playing on the streets of
Trenchtown.
KW: The Kerry Washington
question: If you were an animal,
what animal would you be?
ZM: A snake.
KW: Bernadette also asks: What
is your favorite charity?
ZM: I’m into anything that real-
ly helps children.
KW: The Judyth Piazza ques-
tion: What key quality do you
believe all successful people
share?
ZM: Successful people… [Pon-
ders the question] That’s kind of a
trick question, because it depends
on how one defines success? Suc-
cess means different things to dif-
ferent people. To me, the greatest
quality of successful human
beings is the ability to love.
KW: The Melissa Harris-Perry
question: How did your first big
heartbreak impact who you are as
a person?
ZM: It makes you stronger.
Yeah, it makes you stronger.
KW: Dante Lee, author of
“Black Business Secrets,” asks:
What was the best business deci-
sion you ever made, and what was
Bob Marley
the worst?
ZM: My best business decision
was to be independent as a musi-
cian and artist. My worst was
compromising on certain aspects
of a deal for the sake of other
members of my group when I
shouldn’t have, because I was
right in the end.
KW: The Tavis Smiley ques-
tion: How do you want to be
remembered?
ZM: To tell you the truth, I don’t
know. I don’t think about it.
[Laughs]
KW: Thanks again for the time,
Ziggy, and best of luck with the
film and the concert tour.
ZM: Thank you, brother.
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