I’ve been listening to a lot of Bob Marley lately. I’m even learning how to play Buffalo Soldier on the Ukulele. He had a very interesting life and I would absolutely love to interview him. The only problem is that he’s dead, of course. So naturally, I pulled out my Ouija Board and held a seance to see if I could get Bob Marley’s spirit to visit so that I could interview his ghost. And it worked!!!!
Me: Oh my God, are you really Baby Marley’s spirit?
Bob: I am.
Me: I’m a huge fan of yours!
Bob: Awe, thanks!
Me: Do you mind if I ask you a few questions?
Bob: Not at all.
Me: I recently saw your son, Stephen Marley, play a show, and I’ve seen Damian and Julian in concert too. How many kids did you have?
Bob: Thirteen, believe it or not.
Me: Wow! That’s a lot. How did your wife feel about having so many kids?
Bob: Well, actually, only five of the kids came from my wife. The rest have different mothers.
Me: So how many baby momma did you have?
Bob: There were nine of them.
Me: Whoa! That sounds like a lot of Baby Mama drama.
Bob: [Laughs.]. It was at times.
Me: Well, I personally want to thank you for sleeping with all of those women. It’s resulted in some really amazing music.
Bob: [Laughs again.]. Well, you’re welcome.
Me: I know weed is legal in Jamaica, and I’m sure you smoked a lot of it back in the day.
Bob: That’s right.
Me: So, what percentage of the time were you high while playing a show.
Bob: Uh, probably all of the time.
Me: You were 100% high for the hundreds of shows you played?
Bob: Well yeah that, plus I pretty much stayed high the rest of the time too.
Me: Are you high right now?
Bob: Well, of course.
Me: So, there’s weed in heaven?
Bob: There’s an endless supply. There’s so much that you never have to stop being high.
Me: That’s awesome! Does Jesus smoke with you? I mean, with his long hair, he totally looks like a rock star, and we all know that rock stars get high.
Bob: I’m going leave that question alone. You’ll just have to wait until you get here. But I do have to go now. Thanks for bringing me back to earth for a little while.
Steph: Awe man! No problem! Thanks for answering my questions.
Bob: Take care now. [One Love was playing in the background when he disappeared. Apparently, heaven plays a lot of reggae music, which is totally awesome!)
Interviewing Bob Marley was definitely a thrill! Plus, conjuring a ghost was totally exciting. I might have to try this again. If you could interview a dead person, who would it be and why? I’ve also included Bob Marley’s Family Tree in case you’re interested. Damn it! I forgot to ask for his autograph! I’m not sure if Ghosts can write, but getting a signature from the dead Bob Marley has got to be worth a lot of money.
Stephanie Walters 