Bob Marley: One Love’s James Norton Reveals How $4000 Changed Music History

On the perilous road to becoming a cultural icon, Reinaldo Marcus Green's first-ever biopic of the singer-songwriter, Bob Marley: One Love, hones in on a particular period in Marley's life. Shortly after the attempt on his life, Marley (played by Kingsley Ben-Adir) relocated to London, where he and his band would go on to create one of the most influential albums in music history. While so much changed, from social upheaval to standing tall in the limelight, one of Marley's constants was the collaboration between him and music producer, Chris Blackwell.

Played by Happy Valley's James Norton, Blackwell came into the picture well after Bob Marley and the Wailers had established themselves in Jamaica, but it was the team-up with Blackwell's Island Records that would support Marley's message in reaching a wider audience. Struck by the band's energy, both Blackwell and Marley took a chance on each other when the producer offered to fund an album, Catch a Fire, which became the catalyst for their journey together.

In an interview with Collider's Steve Weintraub, Norton talks about the surprising qualities he learned while researching Blackwell, the relationship between the producer and singer-songwriter, and teases a couple of upcoming projects he's working on, Joy and Playing Nice. You can watch the video above, or read the full interview transcript below.

Bob Marley: One Love also stars Lashana Lynch as Rita Marley, Alexx A-Game as Peter Tosh, Anthony Welsh as Don Taylor, Abijah Livingston as Bunny Livingston, Tosin Cole as Tyrone Downie, and more.

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