Record sales have continued apace since his death. In fact, 1984 compilation: Legend has consistently topped album charts around world. There’s a compelling view amongst critics that this appeal is based on unshakable loyalty of his fan base rather than a significant growth in younger generation converts to Marley’s brand of reggae – which is now seen, very much, as ‘old school’ and less vibrant and engaging upcountry cousin to much sharper modern dancehall music – whose influences are drawn from hip-hop, funk and R&B and melded into a powerful, street, hard-hitting, in-yer-boat, urban fusion.

Personally, I happen to think that music does stand test of time. Some of landmarks in Marley catalogue are: • Catch a Fire, featuring Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer, and released in 1972. It was first reggae album to be distributed internationally. • Burnin’, 1973, containing gems that are: ‘I Shot Sheriff’ and ‘Get Up Stand Up’. • Rastaman Vibration, 1976. It stormed into US charts and articulated many of Marley’s core beliefs – take ‘War’, for example, with lyrics coming from one of Haile Selassie’s speeches. • Survival, 1979, with it’s pan-African message of solidarity – promoted by such songs as: ‘Africa Unite’ and ‘Zimbabwe’.

Then one day, my Mom took me to Park for a picnic with her friend and her friends little daughter, that was same age as I. We were both 7 at time.

I thought, "oh, another boring picnic, and now I'm going to have to listen to all their shopping talk. I'm going to sleep."

So, I found a nice spot on grass and I feel sound asleep. Then after a while, I felt something crawling on me. I opened my eyes and noticed that it was my Mom's, friends, daughter. I noticed that my Mom and her friend were busy chatting away, and were not even aware that girl was crawling all over me.

I thought, "well, if I close my eyes and pretend I'm sleeping, girl will go away and find something else to crawl on."

But no, she kept crawling all over me.

I'm thinking, "well, I don't know what she thinks she's doing, but I'm just going to keep my eyes closed until she gets bored and goes away."

Then, all of a sudden, I feel something soft on my lips.

I'm thinking, "hmmmm, that feels good. I wonder what that can be?"

It just kept feeling nicer and nicer.

Then I thought, "oh, what heck. Let me open my eyes to see what this is."

Then I notice, that its girls lips, that are on mine.

I asked, "whats that"?

She said, "thats a kiss."

I said, "oh, I like that."

She said, "I like that to."

I smiled and said, "oh, at last something thats not boring."

Well, since that day, my life really changed. I wasn't falling asleep all over place anymore. I seemed to be wide awake and interested.

But, I always wonder. "Was it kiss that day, when I was seven, that sparked something in me; or was it just time to wake up?"

Well, whatever, I have been wide, awake, ever since. And that is story of my first kiss, and my first unboring moment.