{"product_id":"steppin-razor-the-rebel-life-of-peter-tosh-9781917274203","title":"Steppin' Razor: The Rebel Life of Peter Tosh","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe definitive biography of Peter Tosh, the Wailers co-founder, reggae rebel, Rastafari advocate, and one of Jamaica's most uncompromising musical voices.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor the Mystic Man, music was the message. A fiery advocate of Rastafari and African nationalism as well as the legalization of marijuana, his uncompromising political stance has won him a reputation as Jamaica's Malcolm X. One of reggae's most extraordinary stories, the life of Peter Tosh came to an end when he was brutally murdered in 1987 amidst rumors involving the supernatural and Kingston's criminal underworld.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this essential biography, John Masouri esteemed reggae journalist and author of \u003ci\u003ePressure Drop: Reggae in the Seventies\u003c\/i\u003e - conducts hundreds of interviews with those who knew Peter Tosh best, including Bunny Wailer and other close associates. Tracing his recording career, we learn of his encounters with Eric Clapton and Joe Cocker, and volatile relationships with Bob Marley and Lee Scratch Perry. Tosh's darker side is also revealed in tales of the singer's fascination with the occult and in unprecedented detail, his untimely and tragic demise.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e With a new foreword by legendary filmmaker, DJ and Clash affiliate, Don Letts.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Masouri\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Omnibus Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/05\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 512\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.80h x 5.10w x 1.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781917274203\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLetts, Don:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eDon Letts\u003c\/b\u003e is as old as rock 'n' roll (b. 1956) and has lived a life infused with music, style and attitude. As DJ at London's premier punk venue The Roxy (1977) Don introduced punks to reggae, and Bob Marley to the punky-reggae party. He made his first film while working at The Roxy (The Punk Rock Movie) using a hand-held Super-8 camera. Twenty years later Don directed the most successful Jamaican movie of all time, \u003ci\u003eDancehall Queen\u003c\/i\u003e. In 1979 he directed the video for 'London Calling' by The Clash, after which he became renowned as one of the world's most prolific and successful music video directors, going on to make more than 300 promos for artists as diverse as Elvis Costello, P.i.L and Ratt. Don co-wrote four hugely successful and influential Big Audio Dynamite albums and toured the world in the 1980s, performing in front of thousands of people. The band played sell-out gigs around the world on a reunion tour in 2011.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSteffens, Roger:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eRoger Steffens\u003c\/b\u003e is an actor, poet, broadcaster and writer, he is one of the world's leading reggae archivists. His oral history of Bob Marley and the Wailers, \u003ci\u003e So Much Things to Say\u003c\/i\u003e was published in 2017 by W. W. Norton \u0026amp; Company.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMasouri, John:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \"John Masouri is a British music journalist and author based in Cornwall, with over four decades of expertise illuminating reggae and its vibrant offshoots - roots, dub, dancehall, and lovers rock. He's written acclaimed biographies like \u003ci\u003eWailing Blues: The Story of Bob Marley's Wailers\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePressure Drop: Reggae in the Seventies\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSimmer Down: The Early Wailers' Story\u003c\/i\u003e. A longtime contributor to Echoes magazine, he has also penned album liner notes, interviews, and documentaries for BBC, VP Records, and major labels.\"","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"John Masouri \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":48867603054749,"sku":"9781917274203","price":26.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_c2ea2c47-64c9-4543-8e9f-575d11aaedc4.jpg?v=1788336364","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/steppin-razor-the-rebel-life-of-peter-tosh-9781917274203","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}