Rita Marley on Ziggy: “This was his first son, so there was much excitement: what shall we call him? I wanted David, because of how he was born at home in Trench Town. I said, “This little boy must be David.” And I also saw Bob as a great writer: I would even call him King David, his appearance sometimes is very royal when you look at him - and that was before fame, success and money. And I also thought it was a good name to make a great son because he was born so humble in a little house in Trench Town on a newspaper! We couldn’t afford much, Auntie was the midwife: Bob was there helping with the birth and to clean up blood. It was a special baby to us, a special thing in our life even though Cedella was there already, but having a boy is important. So Bob said, “Well, this is Ziggy man” because his foot was a lil turned, and I said, “What is this Ziggy?” And Bob said, “It’s football!” - a name for, what they call it, dribbling. They used to call out to Bob, “Ziggy, Bob, Ziggy!” He was good at that, taking the ball and moving it up and down. And so Bob said, “This is Ziggy!” - Rita Marley (1992)
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