Bob Marley: One Love UK Premiere Anthony Welsh Interview

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Actor Anthony Welsh explains why the “Bob Marley: One Love” movie is important to legendary musician Bob Marley’s legacy and describes working on set in his interview at the UK Premiere. Check it out.

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00:00 It's Bob Marley. That's why you should go see it, you know.

00:04 It's the first time he's been portrayed in a feature film and it's told by his family.

00:09 And the message of Bob Marley is transcendent. It's one that I think will last forever.

00:15 So come along, enjoy the music, but also hopefully feel something.

00:20 I'd say that's the reason why.

00:22 This is a question I love because it flits between so many depending on what I'm listening to.

00:29 Right now I could say this tune, but I love Zimbabwe.

00:33 It's one of my favourite Bob Marley tunes and One Drop, which are on the same album.

00:39 But I'll say those today.

00:41 I think it's important for the world, to be honest.

00:46 But I'm really happy that it started off in Jamaica.

00:49 That's where he was born, where he was raised.

00:53 The person he is is because of where he came from.

00:56 So it's starting there and spreading to the world.

00:59 It feels very metaphorical for what actually happened.

01:02 Jamaica, London, Paris, America. It feels perfect.

01:07 The studio scenes are very special because the musicians are so incredible in this film.

01:15 Some of them, it's their first time being on screen in a feature film.

01:19 It was a joy because in between takes, we're watching them improvise music in between.

01:26 So it felt like a party.

01:28 And then we would go and do the scene and come back and play music.

01:30 It was beautiful. Seamless.

01:32 I've yet to see the movie. I'm seeing it tonight.

01:37 So I can't wait.

01:39 I would say that I hope that people see that he was a real person.

01:44 He was a real man who had flaws and incredible talent and a mission.

01:50 And the reason I say that is because we all can have a calling.

01:56 And we all can follow our dreams.

01:58 And we all have setbacks and we all have our own insecurities.

02:01 But how do you overcome them?

02:03 How do you strive forward with purpose?

02:06 And I think when we see these great men or these great women, when we tell these stories,

02:11 we need to make sure that they stay humanized.

02:13 Because we can see how we can be like them if we choose to be.

02:18 In three words?

02:21 Revolutionary.

02:25 I feel like it's so hard to encapsulate him in three words or one word.

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