When you think about Bob's epic story and rise, his impact on the world, and then to see a glimpse into how dark the afterwards and business side is tragic. I wonder if this true story will ever come to light. People don't realize how important Al Anderson, Carlton Barrett, Tyrone Downie, Wiya Lindo, Aston Barrett, Chinna Smith, all were to the sound, songs and production of the music we know today. That band was Bob's army and vehicle. He was the leader, singer and songwriter like no other, but it was a unit that made it so strong.

Such a relief (for me, a drummer) to hear Field Marshal Carly was a very great human being.

Al Anderson is a very Educated Brother. Listen to the Brother how he explain the ins and outs of the music industry. How they were psychoanalyze and taken advantage of by Chris Blackwell.

My man Kendu a bassist from St. Kitts introduced me to Al in New York back in the 90's, nice and intelligent man . He had such a warm spirit it felt like he was my older bother( I might be about 12 years younger). I play the guitar and Al was definitely a inspiration to me 🦾🦾

Al Anderson hasn't aged at all. He's still as handsome as he's always been. Long live Al, blessings and great respect!!

Revelatory stuff! Every fan of the Wailers needs to watch this interview in its entirety.

What an interview. Al seems a lovely guy. Real shocker about Family Man, how could he not go and visit Bob when he needed him the most? Unforgivable. I have read books and they back up what Al says about some of Bob's supposedly closest friends just wanting money out of him. They showed themselves, their true selves. Must have broken Bob's heart. So sad that it all fell apart.

I can only imagine the levels of frustration he dealt with. The eyewitness accounts of Bob's last days are the real royalties man. What an interesting interview.

I think this interview is one of the best

Thanks Mr. Al Anderson 'T. O. W.' for talking the truth. We gonna overcome Babylon, together ! Blessings from Switzerland- One Love

I've learned a lot thank you for sharing AI Anderson.

"Somebody came out of hell and then took over the Wailers...because they never had a job..." wow this interview is epic and just amazing....

Al is my favourite member of the Wailers and is one of my favourite guitarists of all time. Top guy!

I love the story of the Wailers but listening to this is heartbreaking.

This guy never fucking aged, i met him back in 1998, still looked the same...

I met Al in 2002 in Charleston, South Carolina. He was a real gentleman. He is extremely intelligent and has a unique insight into The Wailers. I am awaiting his memoirs!

Thank you for sharing this. Makes perfect sense.

NOT ONCE DID HE TAKE A SIP.....he held that bottle like A mic !😎🎤

John Masouri wrote a book about what happened with The Wailers after Bob died, The Wailers are nowhere to be seen in Bobs museum, Bob Marley is legendary to this day but to me so are The Wailers, sadly there’s only Al, Junior Marvin & Familyman left & they will never get there flowers. R.I.P. Bob, Wya, Seeco, Tyrone, Carly, Peter & Bunny. 🙏🏽

This is very clarifying thank you! As a fan of bob marley and the wailers all my respect to you. and dude you re awesome playing guitar!!!

Pure honesty genuine guy al Anderson. Always loved him n bob

Thank you ❤

Al Anderson is a Rastafari of fidelity and humility. Supremely gifted Soulful Guitarist💯TMOW: The Mighty Original Wailers!

Greed so much sadness.

I believe al Anderson. He’s honest and genuine. He still looks good

Your Story Al, is one of many young Artists of that Time. I always felt sorry and angry for them. I'm sorry, you've had to go thru all that, such a great Guitarist, I came from Rock into Reggae, and was always surprised to hear Guitars in Reggae Music. In fact, I loved it. I know you're blessed now and in the future ❤

He GOTTA BE TELLING THE TRUTH .....SOUNDS TOO ACCURATELY! 🎸✌

This is better than most books on the Wailers!

Al is my favorite guitarist ever. What great music and sound came from this man. He and Bob to me were the sound. Period. We love u Al. Peace

It's hard to hear this, Family man is one of my favorite musicians of all time...

Surely there's many sides to this story, but what it's sure, and i know it from people that was close to Bob, is that when he was on his death bed, instead of prayers and positive energy he was surrounded by vultures fighting over his spoils. So sad when you are a guiding light for millions, but you are unsuccessful in guiding your own family and inner circle out of the darkness of greed and selfishness.

To know how was the Looong successful Journey of Bob Marley and The Wailers ..u need to hear this kind of reasoning.. RESPEC' AL ANDERSON ✌️✌️🇹🇿🇹🇿

Bob Marley and al Anderson were the best members . Rita was about money too. They are still makin money off bob today. Bob was humble and didn’t care for money just the music. Al Anderson is speaking the truth trust me it’s real

The truth always has a way to come out. Al is a really nice man , I believe him.

:O I am blown away. :O I had no idea. Enormous respect, man. One wonders if Mr Roger Steffens has seen this.

No matter if he didn't see him or not business is business but if family man did sign that settlement he lost right there and that's just business

That's a crying shame to Robert's legacy. Bob would never do any work without the Wailers or take away any royalty from them. Al I bet Robert is somewhere screaming his ass off about this. No worries we know the Wailers will forever be on top cause that was Robert's band. What happened regardless of whatever is so shameful.

Chris Whitewell as Peter would say.

There are many sides to every story, but I feel where this brother is coming from

so...everything's just like Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer have always said it was...damn Chris Whiteworse!!

It hurts

Tell it like it is Al , U R 1 OF my reggae influence on guitar. .....peace ✌🎸☝

I never knew this about Family Man! this is so crazy to me! I always thought bob and Aston were close and got along really well. I mean this is obviously just one side of the story, but still, why would Al just make all of this up. Man I don't know what to say really.

Now i understand what he meant by "rasta don't work for no CIA"

Maybe thats why Family man is still alive. Our world is a battlefield. No redemption so far.

Intoxicating drink?Everyone want a piece of the Marley cake

Iam really shocked to learn this.

I believe Al. What does he have to gain by lying? An then lying about Bob? Rita probably got her revenge on Bob for leaving her.

An American guitarist in the wailers

jah see an know all things ,

thanks for the truth AL

If Bob Marley had looked out for the Wailers things would have been better for everyone.. All the lawsuits wouldn't have been possible. I know Tyrone and I knew Al in a little way. In the 80's I was living in StJohn'sWood me and Tyrone was reminiscing about the old days and Tyrone was in a bad way. I asked him how did things get to this? Tyrone told me, Bob didn't look out for them, Bob wouldn't sort out any paper work. To hear Al talking is painful because he blaming everyone except the one who is to blame Mr Bob Marley, I knew Bob well enough and I liked him at times he was like a big brother to me but when Tyrone told me what was going on, I saw for the first time, what I always saw as the outsider, looking in. Bob was always too good to be true, plus the way he was brought up made him a bitter man. I laugh now when I tell my younger brother, all of Bob Marley's childhood stories used to end with him getting a beating. By his own words black people treated him badly because he had white man blood in his vains. I was surprised when in a interview his son Zizzy ( David)said his father never told him about what he went through as a child. For some reason, I was some Bob felt he could talk to and he could the only reason I done this comments it is so sad to hear Al Anderson talking so much rubbish he must have gone off his head. If Al and the rest of the Wailers have no Money it is because of Bob Marley, he didn't give a flying toss about them. I'll tell you this Bob Marley had a very cold side to his nature, he even said as much, he is saying so on the Marley C.D Documentary that came out a few years ago. I will also say this in his defence, not many people could have suffered what he went through and still be so Loving and kind could tell you a lot more but I don't want to be giving too much away. One day I might write a book about my time around Bob Marley and the Wailers from 1975- 1980 when Marley passed, Reggae died a slow death on the international market it long and painful. When you have seen the best and known the best, it's no use hanging around hoping for glory days to return and thats what Al is doing he looks and sounds sad he should move on. TYRONE PASSED RECENTLY BUT HE LOOKED LIKE HIS OLD SELF, LIKE HE HAD MOVED ON STOPPED LIVING IN THE PAST. SO MUCH THINGS TO SAY.

🔥 🔥 🔥 pon Chrissy Blackwell!!!

Al Anderson sounds very intelligent. 1. I'd like to hear Familyman's side of the story. 2. The Wailers is pretty much Bob Marley, Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer. Without those three titular heads in the group, is that really The Wailers? 3. Thank you for talking about Earl Wya Lindo, a genius who's been underrated and literally erased from Wailers history. 👊🏿👊🏿👏🏿👏🏿 Good to hear Al's side of the story.

I can’t find the album Justice that he’s speaking of. It is under ‘The Wailers’?

There are THREE sides to a story-whatever Al Anderson says about Family man character and his brother is NOT the FULL story. Prior to meeting Bob, Peter and Bunny in the 1960s Family Man and his brother were part of Lee Scotch Perry band called the 'Upsetters'. When Peter and Bunny left the wailers the band continued to be the main backing band for Bob with some others artists such as Al Anderson coming in along the way. It's a very rare thing for individuals to work together for so long if they don't get along well AND it doesn't mean that if people have different personalities that they will not respect each other. Some don't people have the flexibility to deal with all personalities. And if Bob didn't like Family Man why didn't he find another bass player for the group. It seem to me Al Anderson that your real issue with family man isn't about his character but it has to do with money. I don't know the full story as to why Chris Blackwell came to claim ownership of Bob's publishing rights to his music so I won't comment on that. Why are you Al Anderson talking about Family Man affairs with women, wasn't Bob Marley also a womanizer ? And you Al Anderson also know that despite Bob's singing about positive things that he also had serious flaws in his own character. It's Not Family Man fault that the group was robbed of their royalty, it's all of you in the band who should have let Bob know that a contract be put in writing to ensure that future earnings from Bob's music be distributed to the band members-you all left your welfare in the hands of Bob and the "pirate" Chris Blackwell. It is unfortunate that Al Anderson states that Family man wasn't forward looking as a musician which is rubbish when Family man has proven himself to be one of the BEST bass guitarist in the world- you can listen to his bass line alone and dance to Bob's music. It's a good thing that Family man didn't come to germany to see Bob because according to Junior Marvin (See You Tube Vidoe-Junior Marvin Lecture/Red Bull Academy) people who came to see Bob gave him solid food to eat (against the Doctor's order) which worsen his condition because he was only able to digest liquid food due to damage to his intestines caused by the radiation treatment he had received prior to going to Germany. It is not true that family man has not shown himself to be a leader because since Bob's death unlike other members of the group (including you Al Anderson) Family Man has been touring with what's left of the wailers band and promoting Bob Marley's music.

I would stongly suggest that the producer of this video do a follow up interview with Family Man.

Yes you are.

Good interview

This pains me because I have always been a great fan of Family Man.

Dam, they got screwed

I went to montclair high school with this man

Yes, still as beautiful as he was in 1973 when Bob and the Wailers came to Island Records to record at the studios in Hammersmith

another sad sad story , Stiff Necked Fools /Bob Marley song was real

Who's the Vampire Woman name? 🤷🏾‍♂️🤷🏾‍♂️🤷🏾‍♂️

PETER TOSH is the SON of lighting 🔥

I had to look this up. 😉 He's discussing Aston "Family Man" Barrett who as of 2023 has fathered 41 children.

Would take a lot of this with a grain of salt …

Junior Marvin is now back with Familyman in The Wailers 😳

Bob Marley wasn’t a nice man that’s why they call him tuff gong but everybody look up to him like some weed smoking god😏

Is Mr Al Anderson Still Around? I Really Need To Meet Him. Anyone Help Please... I'd be Very Gratefull!!!

Interesting. They didn't cover much of this political stuff in the Marley documentary regarding his death.

2010 Al had to be like in fifties,looking damn good

How can I contact Al?

very deep

good guy

I saw in an interview with Lee Scratch Perry at Perry's home in Jamaica and Family Man was standing in front of Perry's house and Perry was very Pissed at Family Man over money that Family Man owed him and Perry was telling it all and calling him names and cursing Family Man. I was so shocked and disappointed at Family Man.

Chris Blackwell!!! I now understand why Peter Tosh called Chris whiteworse!!! He lured Bob and crushed his hard earned efforts! Thank God the legacy has been kept by the family

What, are we talking about the same Family Man here?

Vampires feast upon the humble

I always knew that Family Man had evil ways & was a huge Instigator. he was all about the money

...I replaced him as the guitarist in Remi Kabaka's 'Shakatu', when he left to join The Wailers!,,,

Ninguém sabe toda verdade sobre Bob Marley Peter Tosh e os wilers

Great Anderson

Dahm. Vultures! Jus horrible how ppl profited from Bob's legacy

Ziggy Marley should've took over with the original band

Bob was never about money he even left his bmw unlocked

Family man is a snake!!! Bob would be ashamed of what happened after his death. Fussing and fighting! Greed!

Too tough

How was he poisoned? Anybody have any details or answers?

They sacrificed them selves All those years now the money going to some baddy else no justice in this world evil amount us

I won't be able to listen to any of the bass lines the same way again

Al Anderson your account of Family Man refusing to visit Bob in Germany doesn't add up because Aston Barrett gave a different account. So who is telling the truth.

When the wailers tour around 2006 Fam control the food vouchers and every thing I heard this first hand but now fans is mashed up he had a stroke few years ago he doesn’t play anymore Rita Marley had a stroke too so money is meaningless now

Marley should have put pen to paper, knowing de nature of de business. He hang them on de line and Chris pull de whole rug by himself without a sweat. It couldn't happened if bob had made a will. He new cbw could not be trusted. When is this very cbw that separated them man. P., B., & B where brothers and cbw break up the family--the wailers. Wailers in and of itself should be branded. Did that happened? Al is right on that one. Everything died with bob. Why? Only bob knows.

this man is being very sincere

Heard 2 or 3 interviews with al now and never heard him say anything nice about anyone. Including Bob. Sounds very bitter and twisted.

No evidence that Marley ever met Castro or went to Cuba.

So how he get the name 'Family Man' ???

family man was no a true family man instead drama man or conspiracy man