Inaccuracies in Don Taylor's book "Marley & Me"
From Roger Steffens.
Among some inaccuracies in Don Taylor's
tome...
* (p. 22) DT says Bob never met
his father
* (p. 31) DT says it was Bob's curse
that supposedly felled Leslie Kong;
Bunny's the
one who told Kong not to put out a "Best of the Wailers" while
they
were so
young...
* (p. 33) DT says Bob & Rita
produced four children
Among some dubious
elements or claims in the book ....
* (p.
70 and elsewhere) DT refers to self in the third person (okay, it's
just
a pet peeve of
mine)
* (p. 91) "Bob almost always overpaid his
musicians"
* (p. 115) Cindy Breakspeare, sez
DT, didn't like Bob until he was rich
* (p.
184) DT says there was only one insider--DT
himself
* (p. 207) DT refers to "all that Bob
and I had worked for" ... as if they were
a
duo, as if there weren't band members along...
... and it goes on. The Marley & Me
book isn't without some value anecdotally,
but
one ought to read it advisedly, just like anything else. DT is not
the
most reliable narrator. He was a
self-serving, unapologetic ex-pimp with an
eye
toward making money.
Posted: Thu - February 13, 2003 at 03:49 PM